Bibliotheca Britannica;.
Robert Watt (1774 - 1819)
Category
Books
Date
1824
Materials
Measurements
279 x 227 x 59 mm
Place of origin
Scotland
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3015207.4
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade white wove paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports Date of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: British End Leaves: sewn double fold of plain, white, handmade wove paper (watermark 1823), the flyleaves made, the two outer leaves pasted to the boardStructure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, marbled (Stormont pattern), polished Spine Lining: flattened half-elliptical spine, square joints, continuous lining of grey paperEnd Bands: worked L-R 1x1 in green thread over flat parchment coresBookmark: NoneBoards: 3.5mm rope-fibre board, back-cornered, all slips laced, mixed anglesCovering: half red-brown tanned russia calf(?) with fine irregular dicing; stone marbled paper on the sides Tooling Spine: divided into 5 panels with gold-tooled 3-fillet with broad, blind-tooled 1-fillet on each side; titled direct in panel 2, volume number in panel 3 and subtitle in panel 4Tooling Sides: broad gold-tooled 1-fillet along edges of leather. Furniture: NoneEnclosure: none. tied up with tapesBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
v.4. . 4to.. Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf; marbled paper over boards; recessed cord; spine direct lettered in gilt: Bibliotheca Britannica.
Makers and roles
Robert Watt (1774 - 1819)