COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1118313
Reference Number:
22347
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Parent Work Title:
The plays of William Shakspeare : In fifteen volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators / To which are added, notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The fourth edition ; Revised and augmented (with a glossarial index) by the editor of Dodsley's collection of old plays.
Creator:
White, T. Holt (Thomas Holt), 1724-1797
Creator Role:
Commentator
Date Created:
1793
Publication Details:
London : printed [by H. Baldwin] for T. Longman, B. Law and Son, C. Dilly, J. Robson, J. Johnson [and 27 others in London]
Volume:
3 (of 15)
Page/Sheet:
Plate opposite page 178
Description:
Illustrated: half-length portrait of Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Worcester, 1485?-1555, wearing a cap, and holding a book: illustration to the 'Heroologia Anglica', 1620. It is likely that the engraving was done by Magdalena van de Passe, 1600-ca. 1638. On the facing page are lines from Scene II of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona', by William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, and commentary by Samuel Johnson, 1709-1784; Thomas Holt White, 1724-1797; Edmond Malone, 1741-1812, and Isaac Reed, 1742-1807. An imprint of the engraving is clearly visible.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
English literature
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Places Covered:
Italy: Verona
People Covered:
Latimer, Hugh, 1485?-1555
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-03-03
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Two Gentlemen of Verona
