COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022796tr
Reference Number:
Spencer 18189
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Funeral of Giulietta
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:
Opposite page 54
Image Sequence Number:
054
Description:
Illustrated: funeral of Giulietta [Juliet] and Romeo. Decorated border and illumination.
Language Code:
ita-IT
Subject:
Italian literature
Subject:
Death
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
Places Covered:
Italy: Verona
Item Height:
230 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
Notes:
Da Porto's 'Giulietta e Romeo' is the source of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet'.
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, June 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Funeral of Giulietta
