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| Watermark: | star (?) on circle with interior trefoil on crown
55mm x 15 mm (max.) 95mm from upper edge, 90mm from lower edge between chain-lines 3 and 4 |
| Process: | backlighting and Photoshop |
| Source: | Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna (Dublin 1602) f. 123 (inverted) |
| Repository: | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin |
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| Watermark: | Fleur de Lis on base
34mm x 19mm (max.) between chain-lines 3 and 4 |
| Process: | Canon EOS, backlighting; Photoshop |
| Source: | Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna (Dublin 1602) f. 166 |
| Repository: | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin |
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| Watermark: | Trefoil on Circle on Heart; letter F to left, letter L to right
Letter F: 25mm x 8 mm; centre-piece: 55 x 15; Letter L 23 x 5 117mm from upper edge, 95mm from lower edge between chain-lines 2 and 3 |
| Process: | backlighting and Photoshop |
| Source: | Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna (Dublin 1602) f. 61 (inverted) |
| Repository: | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin |
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| Watermark: | Star on Circle, with internal L, on heart
56mm x 20 mm (max.) between chain-lines 3 and 4 |
| Process: | Canon EOS, backlighting; Photoshop |
| Source: | Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna (Dublin 1602) f. 214 |
| Repository: | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin |
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| Watermark: | Crown on letter M on ? plinth |
| Measurements: | 40mm x 20mm (approx.)
between chain-lines 2 and 3 |
| Process: | Canon EOS, backlighting; Photoshop |
| Source: | Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna (Dublin 1602) f. 119 |
| Repository: | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin |
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| Watermark | Hand with five-petal flower, on stem, above. ‘B3A’ over fleur de lis in lower half of hand. |
| Date | 1551 |
| Location of use | Dublin, Ireland |
| Dimensions | 85 x 35 mm |
| Chain-lines | 11]-28-27-27-28-28-27-27-[4 |
| Position | between lines 5 and 6 |
| Process | Canon EOS, backlighting |
| Source | The Book of Common Prayer printed by Humphrey Powell in Dublin, 1551, the earliest book known to have been printed in Ireland. Un-numbered blank before f. viii. This is the only watermark in the book, and is found on many leaves. This watermark is identical to that in Aibidil Gaoidheilge & Caiticiosma and in the Privy Council Book 1556–71 |
| Repository | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin (shelf-mark 23 M 57) |
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| Watermark: | Bunch of Grapes
30mm x 14 mm (max.) chain-lines: 20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20-20 between chain-lines 5 and 6 |
| Process: | Canon EOS, backlighting; Photoshop |
| Source: | Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna (Dublin 1602) f. 2 (dedication; on title-page in RIA copy) |
| Repository: | Private Collection |
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| Watermark: | star on circle with interior saltire on smaller circle
43mm x 14mm (max.) 102mm from upper edge, 92mm from lower edge between chain-lines 2 and 3 |
| Process: | backlighting and Photoshop |
| Source: | Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna (Dublin 1602) f. 170 (inverted) |
| Repository: | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin |
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| Watermark: | 46mm x 18mm (max.)
105mm from upper edge, 108mm from lower edge between chain-lines 3 and 4 |
| Process: | backlighting and Photoshop |
| Source: | Tiomna Nuadh ar dTighearna (Dublin 1602) f. 208 |
| Repository: | Royal Irish Academy, Dublin |
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| Watermark | ? Flower on two-legged frame |
| Date | 1645 |
| Location of use | Lobháin [Louvain], Spanish Netherlands |
| Dimensions | 25 mm x 15 mm |
| Chain-lines | 6]-25-23-[10 |
| Position | Inverted between chain-lines 1 and 2; possibly countermark |
| Process | Canon EOS, backlighting |
| Source | Antóin Gearnon OFM, Parrthas an Anma (Lobháin 1645) p. 231 (format: octodecimo) |
| Repository | Private collection |