Detail View: Rylands Collection: Noah's Ark

Image Number: 
JRL050354dc
Reference Number: 
R1763
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Noah's Ark
Parent Work Title: 
Biblia [German]
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Bible
Creator: 
Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440-1513
Creator Role: 
Printer
Date Created: 
1483-02-17
Publication Details: 
Nuremberg : Anton Koberger
Volume: 
1
Description: 
Hand-coloured woodcut of Noah and his family in the ark. A dog, two cats and a mouse or rat are on deck. Various birds circle the ark while a pair of peacocks perch on the rails. A seal and mermaids swim in the water. Genesis: Chapter 6
Language Code: 
ger-DE
Language: 
German
Subject: 
Bible. Old Testament
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
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
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2005-02-01
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Gten
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB