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Title page to John Case's 'Sphaera Civitatis': P.208-1937

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Object information

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Titles

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

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

Entities

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Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century
Production date: AD 1593

Note

From John Case's Sphaera Civitatis, Frankfurt 1593, copied from the 1588 edition (see P.207-1937)

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 lower centre
  • Method of creation: Woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.208-1937
Primary reference Number: 35994
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 6 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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