Basilikon doron. . Or His Maiesties instructions to his dearest sonne, Henry the prince.
King James I (James VI of Scotland) (1566–1625)
Category
Books
Date
1603
Materials
Measurements
155 x 105 x 29 mm
Place of origin
At England
Collection
Kingston Lacy Estate, Dorset
NT 3013262
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: nboard binding Date of Binding: mid-17th century (latest edition 1641) Binder's Name: English End Leaves: Sewn double-fold of white laid paper, the outermost leaf pasted to the board (with an extra sheet pasted over with list of contents). Back: quarto gathering (one bolt intact) of white laid paper, outermost leaf opened and pasted to board Structure: English Edges: plain cut, sprinkled with blue pigment (after endbanding), polished Spine Lining: slight round, no joints, no evidence of linings End Bands: Worked L-R 1x1 in white thread Bookmark: None Boards: paper pulp boards, all slips laced, perpendicularly. Covering: Dark brown tanned calf Tooling Spine: later gold-tooled label panel 2; blind tooled 2-fillets head and tail each panel, blind-tooled hatched caps Tooling Sides: Blind-tooled 2-fillet border and quarter line; blind-tooled dotted roll on board edges. Furniture: None Enclosure: Bookshoe Binding Notes: Bound with: 2. James I, Daemonologie, in Forme of a Dialogue, London; William Aspley and W. Cotton, 1603 3. Sir Charles Cornwallis, The Life and Death of our Late most Incomparable and Heroique Prince, Henry Prince of Wales, London: By John Dawson for Nathaniel Butter, 1641
Bibliographic description
[36],128,149-154,[2]p. . 8vo.. Binding: Calf binding.
Makers and roles
King James I (James VI of Scotland) (1566–1625)