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| Watermark |
Hand with five-petal flower, on stem, above |
| Date |
20 June 1571 |
| Location of use |
Ireland |
| Dimensions |
40 x 12 mm |
| Chain-lines |
26]-28-28 |
| Position |
Inverted between gutter and line 1, top inner margin; only some of watermark presents, as book is printed in quarto. Lower part of hand/glove visible elsewhere (e.g. pp 37–8), but not capturable. Single watermark throughout. This watermark is identical to that in Book of Common Prayer (1551) and in Privy Council Book 1556–71 |
| Process |
Canon EOS, backlighting; Photoshop |
| Source |
Aibidil Gaoidheilge & Caiticiosma (Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin] 1571) 39–40, the earliest book printed with Gaelic type |
| Repository |
Trinity College Dublin |