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