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Collection:
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Rylands Collection
Collection
Rylands Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
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JRL1200357
Image_Number
JRL1200357
Image Number
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Image Title:
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St Christopher
Title
St Christopher
Image Title
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Alternative Image Title:
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St Christopher Woodcut
Title_Variant
St Christopher Woodcut
Alternative Image Title
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Parent Work Title:
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Laus Virginis
Title_Larger_Entity
Laus Virginis
Parent Work Title
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Date Created:
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1423
Date_Created
1423
Date Created
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Page/Sheet:
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Endpaper
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Reference Number:
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17249
Reference_Number
17249
Reference Number
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Language:
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lat
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Description:
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The St Christopher woodcut, 1423, is the earliest dated example of European printing. It is preserved as an endpaper in a manuscript dated 1417 from Bohemia, the 'Laus Virginis'.
Description
The St Christopher woodcut, 1423, is the earliest dated example of European printing. It is preserved as an endpaper in a manuscript dated 1417 from Bohemia, the 'Laus Virginis'.
Description
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Subject:
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Christianity
Subject
Christianity
Subject
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Subject:
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Printing--History
Subject
Printing--History
Subject
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Type:
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Image
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Category of Material:
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Printing
Category
Printing
Category of Material
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Sub-Category:
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Incunable
Class
Incunable
Sub-Category
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Technique Used:
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Woodcuts
Technique
Woodcuts
Technique Used
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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Woodcut: 288.5 mm
Item_Height
Woodcut: 288.5 mm
Item Height
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Item Height:
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Sheet: 298 mm
Item_Height
Sheet: 298 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
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Woodcut: 207 mm
Item_Width
Woodcut: 207 mm
Item Width
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Item Width:
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Sheet: 208 mm
Item_Width
Sheet: 208 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current_Repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
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Previous Repository:
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Spencer Collection
Former_Repository
Spencer Collection
Previous Repository
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
Image_Rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
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Rights holder - Work:
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JRUL
Work_Rights
JRUL
Rights holder - Work
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Date Captured:
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2011-08-08
Date_Captured
2011-08-08
Date Captured
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Technique_Image
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Image Creation Technique
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
Metadata_Language
eng-GB
Metadata Language
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Date Image Added:
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2011-08
Date_Issued
2011-08
Date Image Added
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