Detail View: Rylands Collection: Upper cover

Image Number: 
JRL1500814
Reference Number: 
Aldine R90031
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Upper cover
Parent Work Title: 
Martialis..
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Epigrammata
Creator: 
Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944
Creator Role: 
Illuminator
Creator: 
Torresanus, Andreas, de Asula, 1451-1529
Creator Role: 
Printer
Creator: 
Martial
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 50-1515
Creator Role: 
Printer
Date Created: 
[1517]
Publication Details: 
Venetiis: In aedibus Aldi et Andreae soceri
Page/Sheet: 
Upper cover
Description: 
Eighteenth-century [?] full leather; blind-tooled; all over design with repeated large and small fleuron motifs; set out in a random fashion on the front board; five raised bands to spine.
Keyword: 
Aldus Manutius; Aldine Press.
Subject: 
Rome -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Bindings
Technique Used: 
Blind tooling
Support: 
Leather
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Meynell, Gerard T. (Gerard Tuke), 1877-1943, former owner
Provenance: 
Johnston, Edward, 1872-1944, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2014-09-11
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2014-09
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB