COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL16040739
Reference Number:
R150649.24
Series Title:
Street Literature Collection
Parent Work Title:
St. George & the dragon
Creator:
Turner, John
Creator Role:
Printer
Publication Details:
Coventry: Printed by J. Turner, High Street
Page/Sheet:
Single sheet
Description:
Printed in two columns separated by ornamental rule with the title and woodcut above the first one. Woodcut illustration of Saint George slaying a dragon. Verse - "Why should we boast of Arthur and his knights".
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Street Literature
Subject:
Ballads, English--Great Britain
Subject:
Songs
Subject:
Poetry
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Broadsides
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Coventry
Time Period Covered:
18th Century CE
Item Height:
210 mm
Item Width:
270 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
Notes:
Ballad No. 24 in a bound collection of 250 ballads and broadsides.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2016-04-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2016-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
British Woodcut Printing in Transition Project
Academic Project Lead:
Giles Bergel
