Detail View: Rylands Collection: Historia naturalis
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Image Number:
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JRL1110203
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Reference Number:
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Incunable 3223
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Historia naturalis
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Parent Work Title:
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Historia naturalis
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Naturalis historia
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Natural History
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Creator:
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Jenson, Nicolas, approximately 1420-1480
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Creator:
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Pliny, the Elder
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1472
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Publication Details:
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Venice : Nicolaus Jenson
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Page/Sheet:
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21r
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Image Sequence Number:
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021r
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Description:
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Book two. Illuminated initial 'M' with floral flourish. Initials in red and blue ink. Decorative panel featuring trompe l'oeil gems.
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Language Code:
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lat-IT
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Natural History
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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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Illumination (image-making process)
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Creation Site:
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Italy: Venice
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2010-12-13
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2011-02
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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