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G 5.
APOCALYPSIS SANCTI JOHANNIS.
One folio (sig. I), fol. 21, of Sotheby’s thircl edition of the Apocalypse
Blockbook. See Sotheby, “ Princ. Typ.” i, p. 18.
The text begins p Jepttmu auglnt | pretucatores sartt \ qut t fine
mttQt na ! Jrtturt J’t tlcitgitat. The upper compartment shows, in
addition to a large angel blowing a trumpet, our Lord adored by angels
and kings. The lower compartment shows the ark of the covenant
(Erctja trstamcutl) surmounted by the temple of God (2Tcmj>lft t(Ct),
with two angels swinging censers. These designs illustrate Apoc. xi, 15-18.
[265 x 190.] In perfect preservatiori, not coloured. Watermark, Gothic y
surmounted by a small cross. (See facsimile, not quite accurate, in Sotheby.
vol. iii, pl. c.)
From tbe Griffitbs collection (mark Fagan, Add. 2), sale catalogue, Sotbeby and
Wilkinson, 9 May, 1883, lot 21. Tbis was the last of six leaves from tbis eilition,
possessed by tbe Rev. John Griffiib3. D.D., of Wadham College, Oxford (1806-1885),
ff. 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 (Sotheby i, 20, mentions only five, aud names tbem wrongly).
Tbey were all from tbe Delbecq (sale 1845, lot 1) and Delessert collections, and were
purchased in 1852 at the sale of the latter collection at Paris. Tbe first five were
purcbased at tbe Griffiths sale by Mr. Quaritch, tbe sixtb by Messrs. Colnagbi, from
wbom it passed into the collection of Mr. W. Mitcbell, wbo presented it to the trustees
of the Britisb Museum in 1895.
G 6.
APOCALYPSIS SANCTI JOHANNIS.
W.—D 9.
Old impression in dark brown ink of the lower design on a wood-blocfe
(second page) belonging to an edition of the Apocalypse blockbook
without signatures, in the Spencer (now John Rylands) library. Subject
St. John being sent to the Emperor Domitian.
[130 X 192.] Wafermark : bunch of grapes. From the Bagford collectioa
(Harl. 5934), transferred from tbe Dept. of MSS. in 1814.
C 7.
APOCALYPSIS SANCTI JOHANNIS.
W.—D 10.
Modern impression of both the designs on the wood-block mentioned
above. The upper part represents St. John accused before the prefect
of putting an end to the worship of idols.
[268 X 197 ] The impression in black ink taken from tbe cracked and worm-eaten
block has itself received considerable damage. Impressious in light brown ink were
taken from the original block for Sotbeby’s “Princ. Typ.” ii, p. 50, a, b, pl Ixv.* Tbe
block itself was believed by Dibdin, Sotheby and Willshire to belong to an original,
thougb late, edition of tbe blockbook. Judging merely by the style of the drawing
and cutting, as seen in tbe impvession, it seems more likely that it is a comparatively
modern copiy made for some bistory of printing. No impressions of other pages of the
same edition are known, and it bears, according to Sothebv, so strong a resemblance to
the fourth edition of the book, tbat it is probably an isolated copy from a page of that
edition. Tbe block itself has a respeciable pedigree, baving belonged to Jnseph Ames
(1689-1759), the historian of printing in Englaud, and then pas.-ed through the hands
of Sir Peter Thompson and his nephew, Major Thompson, into those of Thomas Astle,
the great colleetor of MS., in 1799.
The impression was purcLased from Mr. Mason in 1856.
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211
G 5.
APOCALYPSIS SANCTI JOHANNIS.
One folio (sig. I), fol. 21, of Sotheby’s thircl edition of the Apocalypse
Blockbook. See Sotheby, “ Princ. Typ.” i, p. 18.
The text begins p Jepttmu auglnt | pretucatores sartt \ qut t fine
mttQt na ! Jrtturt J’t tlcitgitat. The upper compartment shows, in
addition to a large angel blowing a trumpet, our Lord adored by angels
and kings. The lower compartment shows the ark of the covenant
(Erctja trstamcutl) surmounted by the temple of God (2Tcmj>lft t(Ct),
with two angels swinging censers. These designs illustrate Apoc. xi, 15-18.
[265 x 190.] In perfect preservatiori, not coloured. Watermark, Gothic y
surmounted by a small cross. (See facsimile, not quite accurate, in Sotheby.
vol. iii, pl. c.)
From tbe Griffitbs collection (mark Fagan, Add. 2), sale catalogue, Sotbeby and
Wilkinson, 9 May, 1883, lot 21. Tbis was the last of six leaves from tbis eilition,
possessed by tbe Rev. John Griffiib3. D.D., of Wadham College, Oxford (1806-1885),
ff. 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 (Sotheby i, 20, mentions only five, aud names tbem wrongly).
Tbey were all from tbe Delbecq (sale 1845, lot 1) and Delessert collections, and were
purchased in 1852 at the sale of the latter collection at Paris. Tbe first five were
purcbased at tbe Griffiths sale by Mr. Quaritch, tbe sixtb by Messrs. Colnagbi, from
wbom it passed into the collection of Mr. W. Mitcbell, wbo presented it to the trustees
of the Britisb Museum in 1895.
G 6.
APOCALYPSIS SANCTI JOHANNIS.
W.—D 9.
Old impression in dark brown ink of the lower design on a wood-blocfe
(second page) belonging to an edition of the Apocalypse blockbook
without signatures, in the Spencer (now John Rylands) library. Subject
St. John being sent to the Emperor Domitian.
[130 X 192.] Wafermark : bunch of grapes. From the Bagford collectioa
(Harl. 5934), transferred from tbe Dept. of MSS. in 1814.
C 7.
APOCALYPSIS SANCTI JOHANNIS.
W.—D 10.
Modern impression of both the designs on the wood-block mentioned
above. The upper part represents St. John accused before the prefect
of putting an end to the worship of idols.
[268 X 197 ] The impression in black ink taken from tbe cracked and worm-eaten
block has itself received considerable damage. Impressious in light brown ink were
taken from the original block for Sotbeby’s “Princ. Typ.” ii, p. 50, a, b, pl Ixv.* Tbe
block itself was believed by Dibdin, Sotheby and Willshire to belong to an original,
thougb late, edition of tbe blockbook. Judging merely by the style of the drawing
and cutting, as seen in tbe impvession, it seems more likely that it is a comparatively
modern copiy made for some bistory of printing. No impressions of other pages of the
same edition are known, and it bears, according to Sothebv, so strong a resemblance to
the fourth edition of the book, tbat it is probably an isolated copy from a page of that
edition. Tbe block itself has a respeciable pedigree, baving belonged to Jnseph Ames
(1689-1759), the historian of printing in Englaud, and then pas.-ed through the hands
of Sir Peter Thompson and his nephew, Major Thompson, into those of Thomas Astle,
the great colleetor of MS., in 1799.
The impression was purcLased from Mr. Mason in 1856.
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