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The Guthlac roll : scenes from the life of St. Guthlac of Crowland by a twelfth-century artist: PB 1928.2

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Titles

The Guthlac roll : scenes from the life of St. Guthlac of Crowland by a twelfth-century artist

Maker(s)

Contributor: Warner, George, Sir
Publisher: Roxburghe Club
Printer: Oxford University Press

Categories

Description

Reproduced from Harley roll Y. 6 in the British Museum, with introduction by Sir George Warner.

Plates XIX-XXV are facsimiles of the drawings on the back of the roll depicting scenes from I Samuel, chapter I-VI, and are of a later date than the Guthlac series. cf. p. 20.

[8], 23 p., facsim. (XXV pl.) : col. front., 1 illus ; 29 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • Oxford

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1928-04) by Warner, George, Sir

Dating

Production date: AD 1928

Note

Half bound in leather with cloth sides.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 1928.2
Primary reference Number: 98474
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 August 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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