Accession No

6671.5

Brief Description

copperplate printing block for R. T. Gunther, 'Early Science in Cambridge', no. 5 of 11, image of King's College astrolabe, attributed to Oxford University Press, English, 1937 (c)

Origin

England; Oxford

Maker

Oxford University Press [attributed]

Class

miscellaneous; books

Earliest Date

1936

Latest Date

1937

Inscription Date

Material

metal (copper); wood; paper

Dimensions

235mm (width); 165mm (depth); 23mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Donated by Museum of Science, Oxford on 17/07/2018. Objects were unaccessioned at MHS Oxford. Given to MHS by Oxford University Press, presumably in 1950s.

Inscription

Description Notes

Copperplate printing block for R. T. Gunther, 'Early Science in Cambridge', no. 5 of 11, image of King's College astrolabe, attributed to Oxford University Press, English, 1937 (c). This image was printed between pages 186 and 187.

Etched copper plate nailed to wooden block. Underside of block covered in paper.

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