COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18081660
Reference Number:
17252 (3b)
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Letter from Charles Rogers to Thomas Astle
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Account of a curious printing block in the possession of Earl Spencer
Creator:
Rogers, Charles, 1711-1784
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1781-01-15
Page/Sheet:
3
Description:
Later-copied note (from the Spencer-era ownership) bearing the text from an earlier document by the art collector Charles Rogers (1711-1784), written on January 15th, 1781, to Thomas Astle. Rogers’ letter details the scholarly knowledge of the block and woodblock printing current to the late 1700s.
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
People Covered:
Astle, Thomas, 1735-1803
Item Height:
325 mm
Item Width:
200 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
