The historie of the civill warres of France, . written in Italian
Enrico Caterino Davila (1576 - 1631)
Category
Books
Date
1647 - 1648
Materials
Measurements
341 x 231 x 95 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 3012466
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: Black printing and engraving inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: 17.3Binder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: Sewn single fold within an outside hook, both of heavy, plain, white, handmade, laid paper, the stub and outer full leaf pasted to the board. [fleur-de-lys watermark and HG countermark] Structure: EnglishEdges: plain-cut, sprinkled with a dull red pigment, polishedSpine Lining: half-elliptical spine, quadrant joints, no linings End Bands: worked L-R 2x2 in blue and white plain thread over rolled paper cores Bookmark: NoneBoards: 6mm paper pulp boards, no back cornering, all slips laced, parallel, angled down in front board, up in back Covering: full, brown, tanned calf, sprinkled with large drops of black pigment, the spine stained black overallTooling Spine: gold-tooled red leather title label in panel 2. Other panels with gold-tooled fillet frames, corner tools and large centre tool and small rosettes; gold-tooled roll on board edgesTooling Sides: Furniture: None Enclosure: none. Tied with tapesBinding Notes: early inscription by W. Massingberd, and 1781 bookplate
Bibliographic description
[10],407,[3],409-1478,[2]p. . fol. Provenance: Booklabel: Henry Massingberd, Gunby 1781. No. 89 [i.e. Henry Massingberd (d.1784)]. Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper: 'W Massingberd' [Sir William Massingberd, 3rd Baronet (1677-1723) or his father Sir William Massingberd, 2nd Baronet (1650-1719)]. Binding: Seventeenth-century full sprinkled calf; sewn onto six cord supports; spine gilt; remains of red spine label.
Makers and roles
Enrico Caterino Davila (1576 - 1631) William Aylesbury (1615-1656)