COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022635tr
Reference Number:
Incunable 3380
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Initial P: Elephant
Parent Work Title:
Historia naturalis
Translated Parent Work Title:
Natural History
Creator:
Pliny, the Elder
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Jenson, Nicolas, approximately 1420-1480
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Landino, Cristoforo, 1424-1504
Creator Role:
Translator
Date Created:
1476
Publication Details:
Venice: Nicolaus Jenson
Page/Sheet:
libro VIII
Description:
Illuminated: initial P: elephant. Double page opening
Language Code:
ita-IT
Subject:
Natural History
Subject:
Mammals
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Gold leaf
Support:
Vellum
Item Height:
Opening: 428 mm
Item Width:
Opening: 613 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Bibliographic Citation:
Pliny, 'Historia naturalis' [Italian] (Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, 1476)
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Initial P: Elephant
