COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1306360
Reference Number:
Blockbook 17249.1
Image Title:
Annunciation
Alternative Image Title:
Annunciation Woodcut
Parent Work Title:
Laus Virginis
Date Created:
[date not identified]
Page/Sheet:
Inside upper cover
Description:
Woodcut illustration of the Annunciation, one of the the earliest examples of European printing. It is preserved as a frontispiece of the Latin MS 366 dated 1417 from Bohemia, the 'Laus Virginis'.
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Subject:
Printing--History
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Christianity
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
Sheet: 298 mm
Item Height:
Woodcut: 288 mm
Item Width:
Sheet: 208 mm
Item Width:
Woodcut: 207 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
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-02-05
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Annunciation
