COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022877tr
Reference Number:
Incunable 16686
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Hand-painted initials
Parent Work Title:
Decamerone
Translated Parent Work Title:
Decameron
Creator:
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1470
Publication Details:
Naples? : Printer of Terentius 'Comoediae'
Description:
Earliest printing of the Decameron. Hand-painted initials.
Language Code:
ita
Language:
Italian
Subject:
Italian literature
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Support:
Paper
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
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, December 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Hand-painted initials
