COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022784tr
Reference Number:
Spencer 18189
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Gold-tooled doublure binding
Parent Work Title:
Storia di due nobili amanti colla loro pietosa morte
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Giulietta e Romeo
Translated Parent Work Title:
Romeo and Juliet
Creator:
Da Porto, Luigi, 1485-1529
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1819
Publication Details:
Milan : Regia Stamperia
Page/Sheet:
Inside upper cover
Image Sequence Number:
000a
Description:
Highly decorative gold-tooled doublure.
Subject:
Italian literature
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Support:
Vellum
Item Height:
230 mm
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Notes:
Da Porto's 'Giulietta e Romeo' is the source of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet'.
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, April 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Gold-tooled doublure binding
