Lettres Turques . revues, corrigées, & augmentées.
Germain-François Poullain de Saint-Foix (1698-1776)
Category
Books
Date
1757
Materials
Measurements
149 x 91 x 19 mm
Place of origin
Netherlands
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3059740.2
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: hand made laid paperInk/Pigment: black printing inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: Back: sewn single-fold within a wide outside hook both of plain white handmade laid paper, the straight cut stub and outer full leaf pasted to the board. At front, the construction is unclear - pastedown and 2 flyleaves. Structure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, finely sprinkled with red pigment, polished Spine Lining: moderate round with quadrant joints, no evidence of liningsEnd Bands: worked L-R 2x2 in blue and white thread over rolled paper cores.Bookmark: NoneBoards: 2mm rope-fibre boards, no back-cornering, no visible evidence of slip lacingCovering: brown tanned hair sheep, sparsely sprinkled with black pigmentTooling Spine: panels 1, 4, 5 and 6 framed with gold-tooled 2-fillets with a fleuron in the centre; gold-tooled roll across the bands; red leather label with gold-tooled lettering in panel 2, volume number tooled direct in panel 3Tooling Sides: blind tooled roll on board edges Furniture: None Enclosure: NoneBinding Notes: It appears that the slips were never used to attach the boards, but only the covering leather and the endleaves.
Bibliographic description
v.2. . ill.. . 12mo.. Binding: Eighteenth-century full sheep; recessed cord; spine gilt; red spine label: Lettres Turques.
Makers and roles
Germain-François Poullain de Saint-Foix (1698-1776)