Opere del signor abate Pietro Metastasio.
Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Metastasio (1698-1782)
Category
Books
Date
1784
Materials
Measurements
165 x 110 x 35 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 3046310.1
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing and engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: Contemporary Binder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: sewn double fold of plain white handmade laid paper, the 2 outer leaves pasted to the boardStructure: English Edges:plain cut, sprinkled with red pigment, polished Spine Lining: moderate round, quadrant joints, no linings End Bands: worked L-R 1x1 in beige-coloured thread over rolled paper cores, loosely worked with gaps between the threads Bookmark: NoneBoards: 2mm rope fibre board, back-cornered, slips 1,3 and 5 only of 5 laced in, angled up in front board, down in back. Covering: full brown tanned calf, sprinkled with a dilute black pigment Tooling Spine: old-tooled double fillet at head and tail of each panel, leather lettering piece in panel 2 and vol. numberr tooled direct in panel 3Tooling Sides: gold tooled roll on board edges.Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: Lothian bookplate inside front board.
Bibliographic description
v.1. . 12mo.. UNVERIFIED. Shelflist entry - state unknown.
Makers and roles
Pietro Antonio Domenico Bonaventura Metastasio (1698-1782)