Cottoni posthuma: . divers choice pieces of that renowned antiquary Sir Robert Cotton, ... preserved from the injury of time, and expos'd to public light, for the benefit of posterity,
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet of Connington MP (1571-1631)
Category
Books
Date
1651
Materials
Measurements
169 x 115 x 28 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3014053
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports Date of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: English End Leaves: Sewn single-fold of plain white laid paper, no pastedowns Structure: Edges: Plain cut, densely sprinkled with red pigment and polishedSpine Lining: slight round, curved joints, heavily glued, no linings End Bands: NoneBookmark: NoneBoards: paper pulp boards with pronounced coarse woven screen impression, all slips laced, angled up in front board, down in back Covering: Brown tanned hairsheep, sprinkled with black pigment after covering Tooling Spine: later gold-tooled black leather lettering pieceTooling Sides: None Furniture: NoneEnclosure: none [tapes]Binding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[8], 351, [5], 27, [1] p. 8vo.. Seventeenth-century binding; rebacked.
Makers and roles
Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet of Connington MP (1571-1631) James Howell (1594?-1666)