Manuscript, on paper, in Anglicana and secretary script, with headings in Gothic bookhand, produced in England in the 1540s
Description:
In English., The title given is "A dyalogue of comforte by an hungaryan in latyne and translated owte of latyne in to Frenche and owte of Frenche in to Englishe.", Only two other manuscript texts are known., Watermark: hand with the initials "PB" resembling Bricquet 11383 (Neuberg, 1537), and a pot., and Binding: modern limp vellum with green ties.
Half-length, oval portrait of Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor, classical scholar, philospher, later canonized, looking slightly right and wearing the Collar of Esses, with the Tudor rose badge of Henry VIII; within a decorative border with an elaborately decorated flag, spectre and axe below. The two drawings were created in preparation for the engraved portrait print engraved by Jacobus Houbraken and published by John & Paul Knapton in 1741
Alternative Title:
Sir Thomas More
Description:
Title from inscription on verso of drawing., Portrait is unsigned, but the mount is decorated with a border in ink and wash and signed: H. Gravelot inv. et delin., Counter watermark in center of sheet used as the mount: IV., After Hans Holbein the Younger, and One of ten watercolor portraits and other drawings included in George Vertue's set of engravings: The heads of the most illustrious persons of Great Britain (London : John and Paul Knapton). See all catalog records by searching call number: LWL Folio 724 743 H432 (Oversize).
"Portrait of Sir Thomas More, bust directed to left, wearing a cap and fur-trimmed coat; in an oval architectural frame on a pedestal; an axe, sceptre and flag below"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Sir Thomas More
Description:
Title from text within image., Text below image: In the possession of Sr. Rowland Winn Bart., and Plate from: Birch, T. The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain. London : John and Paul Knapton, MDCCXLIII-MDCCLI [1743-1751].
Manuscript on paper of The Life, Araignment, and Death, of the famous learned, Sir Thomas More Knight: Somtymes Lord Chauncellor of England. On f. iii verso, engraving of Sir Thomas More, half-length, to right, standing, pointing to scroll in right hand
Description:
In English., Watermarks: Heawood, Coat of Arms 481., Script: Written in neat chancery script., Illuminated title-page, f. iii recto: double blue frame with sprigs of berries and leaves on both sides and gilt designs above and below. Gold initial on f. 1r marks the beginning of text., and Binding: 17th-18th centuries. Part of a book rebound in limp vellum, gold-tooled, with holes for two ties.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535. and Roper, William, 1496-1578.
Subject (Topic):
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval, Manuscripts, Medieval, and History
Plate [180] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; portrait medallions of Calamy, Wilkins, Owen, Pearson, More and Sherlock on a plaque surmounted by a woman kneeling over body of a dying man with bible and chalice, pointing up to the light streaming from clouds above."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on three sides., and Plate [180] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Plate [98] Plate in: Series of one hundred and ninety-six engravings, (in the line manner) by the
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Vignette to Bowyer's edition of Hume's 'History of England'; female figure with staff of Mercury standing at foot of palm tree from which portrait medallions of Cromwell, Pole, More and Wolsey hang, others at her feet including Norfolk and Leicester beside a cornucopia at left, and Walsingham beside staff at right."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Plate [98] in a volume bound to 50 cm.
Publisher:
Published by R. Bowyer, Historic Gallery, Pall Mall
Subject (Name):
Cromwell, Thomas, Earl of Essex, 1485?-1540,, Pole, Reginald, 1500-1558,, More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535,, Wolsey, Thomas, 1475?-1530,, Norfolk, Thomas Howard, Duke of, 1473-1554,, Leicester, Robert Dudley, Earl of, 1532?-1588,, and Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1532-1590,