Detail View: Rylands Collection: Indulgentia

Image Number: 
JRL1110200
Reference Number: 
Incunable 17250.1
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Indulgentia
Alternative Image Title: 
Letter of Indulgence
Parent Work Title: 
Indulgentia, 1454 : for contributions to the war against the Turks
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Indulgencia (1454)
Creator: 
Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468
Creator Role: 
Printer
Creator: 
Catholic Church. Commissary Apostolic (Paulinus Chappe)
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1454
Publication Details: 
Mainz : Printer of the 42-line Bible
Page/Sheet: 
recto
Image Sequence Number: 
001
Description: 
Letter of indulgence to support a campaign against the military successes of the Turks. Date of issue: 27 February 1455, most likely printed by Gutenberg. There are thirty lines to the page.
Language Code: 
lat-DE
Language: 
Latin
Subject: 
Christianity
Subject: 
Catholic Church
Subject: 
Religion
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Incunabula
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Creation Site: 
Germany: Mainz
Item Height: 
201 mm
Item Width: 
282 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2010-12-13
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2011-02
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB