WIGB - Watermarks in Incunabula Printed in Great Britain

Reference number: 972 Watermark description: mermaid, to left Bernstein description: fabulous creature - mermaid - one or two fins - with additional motif globe - mermaid - to left Mainclass IPH: F Maingroup description: mermaid Position: right Identical watermarks: BMC XI 426: Rood 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 Reproduction: beta-radiograph Depository: Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, U.S.A. Place of printing: [Oxford] Date: 1482, 31 Jul Year: 1482 -1482 Printer: [Theodoricus Rood] Shelfmark: PML Folio: o2 Papersize: chancery Size: fo Number of leaves: 292 Number of sheets: 146 Bibliographic references: Duff 238

The research was conducted by Paul Needham (Princeton, Scheide Library). The project was funded by the Bibliographical Society (London). The data were inserted in the database by Janneke Verdijk under supervision of Gerard van Thienen, with advisory support of Marieke van Delft (TheHague, KB). The web presentation was implemented by Emanuel Wenger (Vienna, ÖAW).