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Illuminated ornaments selected from manuscripts and early printed books from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries: PB 1833.3

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Titles

Illuminated ornaments selected from manuscripts and early printed books from the sixth to the seventeenth centuries

Maker(s)

Author: Madden, Henry
Illustrator: Shaw, Henry
Publisher: Pickering, William

Categories

Description

Drawn and engraved by Henry Shaw ; with descriptions by Sir Frederic Madden.

2], 18, [86] p., 59 leaves of plates : col. ill ; 39 cm.
Added engraved title page (colour).

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay

Dating

Production date: AD 1833

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1833.3
Primary reference Number: 99076

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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