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Art Sources Review

Title of Product:

Early Printing Collection

Country: United Kingdom
Century: 1400 - The 15th Century
Topic: William Caxton
Image of the product:

Name of Author(s): Birmingham Central Library
Name of Producer: Birmingham City Council
Language/s of Product: English
Target Group: General public, teachers, students 11+
Overall Evaluation: good
Objectives & Structure:
The site promotes and indexes Birmingham City’s collection of early printed books which includes one of three known perfect copies of a book printed by William Caxton in 1479, three years after he set up his press at Westminster and became the first printer in England.
Description of contents:
Short introduction to Caxton’s book of meditation on death entitled ‘Cordiale or the Four last thinges’.
There is a page of this book shown which can be printed out.
There are also short introductory paragraphs describing early Italian and early German printed books in the collection.
Evaluation and Comments:
Overall Evaluation: good
Clarity of structure, logical sequence of contents: good
Usability / easiness of navigation: excellent
The website is interesting / stimulating: good
Educational and learning value: good
Quality and relevancy of content: fair
Compatibility of the content with the target group: good
Suitability and quality of graphic interface: fair
Degree and quality of interaction: poor
Exploitation of the electronic potential: poor
Possibility of printing/saving material or tests: fair
Description of how the website can be used with the students::
The site could provide students with a very limited but simple visual example of Caxton’s work put into the context of early printed books across Europe. This would allow for comparisons to be made.
Comments::
An introductory site for teachers or students.
Evaluation Date: 30.06.08
Name of teacher: Sam Tinkler, Louise Saunders
Name of School: Southfield Technology College
Country: UK
Subjects Taught: Art/English

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