The lives of the popes, from the time of our saviour Jesus Christ, to the reign of Sixtus IV. . Written originally in Latine by Baptista Platina native of Cremona, and translated into English. And the same history continued from the year 1471. to this present time; wherein the most remarkable passages of Christendom both in church and state are treated of and described.
Platina (1421-1481)
Category
Books
Date
1685
Materials
Measurements
335 x 214 x 62 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 3026544
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: printed on handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black and red printing ink, and black engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: BritishEnd Leaves: Sewn two-leaf outside hook endleaves with a folded stub of plain white handmade laid paper. No pastedown. Structure: FrenchEdges: plain cut to show proof, densely sprinkled with a red pigment, polished Spine Lining: slight round with quadrant joints, thick glue, no linings End Bands: worked L-R 1x2 in white and blue thread over a rolled printed-waste paper core Bookmark: NoneBoards: 3mm paper pulp boards, all slips laced in through 2 holes, angled up in the left board and down in the right. Covering: dark brown tanned calf Tooling Spine: blind tooled 1-line tool at head and tail of each panel, with a blind-tooled roll across the spine under each cap; paper label with MS title in panel 2Tooling Sides: blind tooled 2-line tool border frame with internal corner tools with a single blind-tooled 2-line frame with internal and external tools; blind-tooled roll on the board edges.Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[32], 416, 394, [18] p., plate . ill.., port.. . fol.. UNVERIFIED. Shelflist entry - state unknown.
Makers and roles
Platina (1421-1481) Sir Paul Rycaut (1628-1700) Robert White (London 1645 - London 1703)