COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17070837
Reference Number:
Aldine 5980
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Upper cover
Parent Work Title:
Pauli Manutij Epistolae, et Praefationes quae dicuntur
Creator:
Manuzio, Paolo, 1512-1574
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1558
Publication Details:
Venetiae: In Academia Veneta; Italy Venice
Page/Sheet:
Upper cover
Description:
Shows a device of a snake coiled round a key, with the Virgilian motto ‘Scilicet is superis labor est’, within a frame consisting of a continuous narrow band of foliage between two gilt lines with fleurons at the corners.
Keyword:
Aldus Manutius; Aldine Press
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Blind tooling
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Support:
Goatskin
Item Height:
154 mm
Item Width:
115 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, John, Earl, 1734 -1783, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-07-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Upper cover
