COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL1306360
image_number
JRL1306360
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Blockbook 17249.1
reference_number
Blockbook 17249.1
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Annunciation
title
Annunciation
Image Title
false
Alternative Image Title:
Annunciation Woodcut
title_variant
Annunciation Woodcut
Alternative Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Laus Virginis
title_larger_entity
Laus Virginis
Parent Work Title
false
Date Created:
[date not identified]
date_created
[date not identified]
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
Inside upper cover
page
Inside upper cover
Page/Sheet
false
Description:
Woodcut illustration of the Annunciation, one of the the earliest examples of European printing. It is preserved as a frontispiece of the Latin MS 366 dated 1417 from Bohemia, the 'Laus Virginis'.
description
Woodcut illustration of the Annunciation, one of the the earliest examples of European printing. It is preserved as a frontispiece of the Latin MS 366 dated 1417 from Bohemia, the 'Laus Virginis'.
Description
false
Language Code:
lat
language
lat
Language Code
false
Language:
Latin
language_name
Latin
Language
false
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
subject
Bible. New Testament
Subject
false
Subject:
Printing--History
subject
Printing--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Religion
subject
Religion
Subject
false
Subject:
Christianity
subject
Christianity
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
class
Incunabula
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
technique
Woodcut (process)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
Sheet: 298 mm
item_height
Sheet: 298 mm
Item Height
false
Item Height:
Woodcut: 288 mm
item_height
Woodcut: 288 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
Sheet: 208 mm
Item Width:
Woodcut: 207 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-02-05
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB