COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0805481dc
Reference Number:
Incunable 17659
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Gauffered edge
Parent Work Title:
Decamerone
Creator:
Valdarfer, Christoph, active 1470-1488
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1471
Publication Details:
Venice : Christophorus Valdarfer
Description:
Gauffered edge:Top of the volume, the edges have been gilded and decorated with tools. 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.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Subject:
Printing--History
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Gauffering (embossing)
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
300 mm
Item Width:
210 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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
Gauffered edge
