COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18081657
Reference Number:
17252 (3a)
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Note on the Provenance of the Printer's Woodblock
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Account of a curious printing block in the possession of Earl Spencer
Date Created:
1799-02-17
Description:
Note dated to February 17th, 1799, accompanies the woodblock, explaining a further provenance, tracing it from Thomas Astle (1735-1803) back to Major Thompson of the Surrey Militia to Sir Peter Thompson (1698-1770) and to its first recorded owner, Joseph Ames (c.1687-1789).
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Blockbooks
Subject:
Early printed books
Subject:
Printing--History
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England
Item Height:
290 mm
Item Width:
140 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-08-17
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
