Detail View: Early Printing Collection: JRL17102262
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Image Number:
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JRL17102262
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Reference Number:
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Blockbook 17249.2
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Previous Accession Number:
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Latin MS 366
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Image Title:
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St Christopher - detail
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Alternative Image Title:
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St Christopher Woodcut
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Parent Work Title:
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Laus Virginis
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Date Created:
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1423
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Page/Sheet:
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Endpaper
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Description:
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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'.
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Printing--History
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Incunabula
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Technique Used:
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Woodcut (process)
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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Sheet: 298 mm
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Item Height:
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Woodcut: 288.5 mm
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Item Width:
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Woodcut: 207 mm
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Item Width:
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Sheet: 208 mm
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Provenance:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Previous Site:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights Holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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