COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1410541
Reference Number:
Holtorp Box 7/folder 2/sheet 34
Image Title:
Title page from Strabo
Alternative Image Title:
Title page border with Greek and Roman philosophers and authors of antiquity, and the coronation of Homer by Calliope
Creator:
Faber, Jakob, active 1516-1550
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
c1522
Description:
Metalcut and letterpress by Jacob Faber after Hans Holbein the Younger (c.1497-1543). Title page border with Greek and Roman philosophers and authors of antiquity, and the coronation of Homer by Calliope. The title page is from Strabo, Valentinus Curio lectori. En tibi lector studiose Strabonis geographicorum co[m]me[n]tarios (Basel, Valentinus Curio, 1523).
Subject:
Printing--History
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Metal cuts
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
277 mm
Item Width:
186 mm
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
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-04-03
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Title page from Strabo
