Detail View: Rylands Collection: Page of text

Image Number: 
JRL1508189
Reference Number: 
R221821
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Page of text
Parent Work Title: 
De omni rerum fossilium genere, gemmis, lapidibus, metallis, et huiusmodi, libri aliquot, plerique nunc primum editi. / Opera Conradi Gesneri: Quorum catalogumsequens folium continet..
Creator: 
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1565-1566
Publication Details: 
Tiguri, Zurich: Excudebat Iacobus Gesnerus:; Switzerland Zurich
Page/Sheet: 
104r
Image Sequence Number: 
104r
Description: 
Page of text. Contains earliest description of lead pencil.
Subject: 
Graphite -- Early works to 1800
Category of Material: 
Printed
Support: 
Paper
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
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2014-12-08
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2015-02
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB