COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022782tr
Reference Number:
R26470
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Kelmscott Troy
Parent Work Title:
Recuyell of the historyes of Troye
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Kelmscott 'Histories of Troy'
Creator:
Lefèvre, Raoul
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Sparling, Halliday
Creator Role:
Editor
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
Creator Role:
Translator
Date Created:
1892
Publication Details:
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press
Volume:
1
Page/Sheet:
1
Description:
Title page on floreated background, within ornamental border Gothic type. The first book printed in 'Troy' typeface & the first in which 'Chaucer' type appears. Ornaments and initials.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Troy (Extinct city)--History
Subject:
Trojan War
Subject:
Mythology, Greek
Subject:
Private press
Category of Material:
Printed
Places Covered:
Greece, Ancient: Troy
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
'Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, April 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Kelmscott Troy
