COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL0805470dc
image_number
JRL0805470dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Incunable 17659
reference_number
Incunable 17659
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Roxburghe coat of arms
title
Roxburghe coat of arms
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Decamerone
title_larger_entity
Decamerone
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Valdarfer, Christoph, active 1470-1488
creator
Valdarfer, Christoph, active 1470-1488
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
creator
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1471
date_created
1471
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Venice : Christophorus Valdarfer
imprint
Venice : Christophorus Valdarfer
Publication Details
false
Page/Sheet:
Inside Upper cover
page
Inside Upper cover
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
000b
image_sequence_number
000b
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Binding: Inside upper cover, showing the Roxburghe coat of arms. This Valdarfer edition of Boccaccio's 'Decameron' was sold by the Duke of Roxburghe in 1812. Its sale initiated the founding of the Roxburghe Club by leading bibliophiles of the period. Its first president was the Second Earl Spencer.
description
Binding: Inside upper cover, showing the Roxburghe coat of arms. This Valdarfer edition of Boccaccio's 'Decameron' was sold by the Duke of Roxburghe in 1812. Its sale initiated the founding of the Roxburghe Club by leading bibliophiles of the period. Its first president was the Second Earl Spencer.
Description
false
Language Code:
lat
language
lat
Language Code
false
Language:
Latin
language_name
Latin
Language
false
Subject:
Genealogy
subject
Genealogy
Subject
false
Subject:
Bookbinding
subject
Bookbinding
Subject
false
Subject:
Printing--History
subject
Printing--History
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Bindings
class
Bindings
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
technique
Gold tooling
Technique Used
false
Item Height:
300 mm
item_height
300 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
210 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-02-29
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB