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Title page to John Case's 'Sphaera Civitatis': P.207-1937

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Titles

Title page to John Case's 'Sphaera Civitatis'
Queen Elizabeth I

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

16th Century
Production date: AD 1588

Note

From John Case's Sphaera Civitatis, Oxford 1588

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Woodcut

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Viuere cuivires, & robora sana dedisti, / Scribere ni vellem, nae robore durior essem / Ergo mihi (quae priuato pertingere nulli / CASE datur) tecum satis & satis Astratueri est.
  • Location: Plate upper centre
  • Method of creation: Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.207-1937
Primary reference Number: 35995

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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