COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL17102262
image_number
JRL17102262
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Blockbook 17249.2
reference_number
Blockbook 17249.2
Reference Number
false
Previous Accession Number:
Latin MS 366
previous_accession_number
Latin MS 366
Previous Accession Number
false
Image Title:
St Christopher - detail
title
St Christopher - detail
Image Title
false
Alternative Image Title:
St Christopher Woodcut
title_variant
St Christopher Woodcut
Alternative Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Laus Virginis
title_larger_entity
Laus Virginis
Parent Work Title
false
Date Created:
1423
date_created
1423
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
Endpaper
page
Endpaper
Page/Sheet
false
Description:
St Christopher woodcut - detail of the top left corner showing the writing disappearing under the woodcut. The St Christopher woodcut, is the earliest dated example of European printing. It is preserved as an endpaper of the Latin MS 366 dated 1417 from Bohemia, the 'Laus Virginis'.
description
St Christopher woodcut - detail of the top left corner showing the writing disappearing under the woodcut. The St Christopher woodcut, is the earliest dated example of European printing. It is preserved as an endpaper of the Latin MS 366 dated 1417 from Bohemia, the 'Laus Virginis'.
Description
false
Language:
Latin
language_name
Latin
Language
false
Subject:
Printing--History
subject
Printing--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Christianity
subject
Christianity
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
class
Incunabula
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
technique
Woodcut (process)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
Sheet: 298 mm
item_height
Sheet: 298 mm
Item Height
false
Item Height:
Woodcut: 288.5 mm
item_height
Woodcut: 288.5 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
Woodcut: 207 mm
Item Width:
Sheet: 208 mm
Provenance:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
former_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance
false
Previous Site:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_site
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Previous Site
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false