Detail View: Rylands Collection: Annunciation
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Image Number:
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JRL1306360
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Reference Number:
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Blockbook 17249.1
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Image Title:
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Annunciation
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Alternative Image Title:
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Annunciation Woodcut
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Parent Work Title:
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Laus Virginis
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Date Created:
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[date not identified]
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Page/Sheet:
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Inside upper cover
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Description:
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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'.
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Language Code:
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lat
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Bible. New Testament
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Subject:
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Printing--History
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Incunabula
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Technique Used:
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Woodcut (process)
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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Sheet: 298 mm
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Item Height:
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Woodcut: 288 mm
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Item Width:
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Sheet: 208 mm
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Item Width:
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Woodcut: 207 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2013-02-05
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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