Detail View: Rylands Collection:

Image Number: 
JRL16040753
Reference Number: 
R150649.31
Series Title: 
Street Literature Collection
Parent Work Title: 
A lamentable ballad of fair Rosamond, concubine to Henry 2nd … To the tune of Flying fame
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
A lamentable ballad of fair Rosamond, concubine to Henry 2nd. Who was put to death by Queen Eleanor, in the famous bower of Wood- stock, near Oxford. To the tune of Flying fame.
Creator: 
Pitts, John, 1765-1844
Creator Role: 
Printer
Publication Details: 
London: Printed and sold by J. Pitts, No. 14, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 dials
Page/Sheet: 
Single sheet
Description: 
Printed in five columns with a woodcut illustration on the title page above the first two. Verse - "When as king Henry rul'd the land".
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: London
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
People Covered: 
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189
Item Height: 
220 mm
Item Width: 
355 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: 
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
Notes: 
Ballad No. 31 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