COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1003051dc
Reference Number:
Incunable 17659
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Prima
Parent Work Title:
Decamerone
Creator:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Valdarfer, Christoph, active 1470-1488
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1471
Publication Details:
Venice : Christophorus Valdarfer
Page/Sheet:
a2r
Image Sequence Number:
a002r
Description:
Full page of text from Giovanni Boccaccio's (1313-1375) 'Decamerone'. The text is introduced by an decorated initial 'Q'.
Language Code:
ita-IT
Subject:
Printing--History
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
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:
Marlborough, George Spencer Churchill, Duke of, 1766-1840, former owner
Provenance:
Roxburghe, John Ker, Duke of, 1740-1804, 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):
2009-11-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Prima
