A picturesque tour through part of Europe, Asia, and Africa . containing many new remarks on the present state of society, remains of ancient edifices, &c. With plates, after designs by James Stuart, ... Written by an Italian gentleman.
Alessandro Bisani
Category
Books
Date
1793
Materials
Measurements
216 x 171 x 31 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3034892
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: handmade wove paperInk/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supportsDate of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: English End Leaves: Single fold of green shell marble made to a sewn bifolium of white wove paper, followed by a single leaf ofwhite wove paper. The outer marbled leaf is pasted to the board.Structure: EnglishEdges: Plian cut, sponge decorated in blue over brown, polished Spine Lining: moderate round, square joints, no visible liningsEnd Bands: Stuck-on brown and cream striped textile folded over a core Bookmark: narrow purple silk ribbon glued to spine under centre of headbandBoards: 3mm rope-fibre, back cornered, support slips 1 and 3 of 3 only laced in.Covering: Brown tanned calf with diagonal streaked stain decoration on both boards (top left to bottom right), tiedu p into back corneringTooling Spine: divided into 6 panels by 7 gold-tooled pallets with gold-tooled crinkle-crankle pallet forming a saltire cross in each panel with small leaf tool in the quarters; black tanned title label in panel 2Tooling Sides: Gold tooled greek key border roll with small tool in each corner; gold-tooled hatched roll on board edge. Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
xiv, 241, [1]p. plates . 4to.. Previous shelfmark: Ah22. Front cover loose. Provenance: No ownership marks. Binding: Eighteenth century calf with gilt tooling at edges of front cover.
Makers and roles
Alessandro Bisani James 'Athenian' Stuart (1713 - 1788)