L'Eromena . del Sig. Caualier Gio: Francesco Biondi ... Divisa in sei libri. ...
Sir Giovanni Francesco Biondi (1572-1644)
Category
Books
Date
1628
Materials
Measurements
219 x 163 x 39 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3060134.1
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: hand made laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing inkType: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Laced case, with boardsDate of Binding: ContemporaryBinder's Name: ItalianEnd Leaves: Sewn folded single-sheet hook of plain white laid paper, outer leaf part-pasted to boardStructure: EnglishEdges: plain cut, coloured pale brown (originally yellow?), polished Spine Lining: slight round, slight joints, transverse spines of second use parchment (ms or printed?), joints pasted to flyleafEnd Bands: worked with back beads in plain thread with 4 tiedowns over over tawed skin cores, slips laced through cover joints.Bookmark: None Boards: laminated paper boards (two layers only thickish paper?)Covering: full goat parchmentTooling Spine: NoneTooling Sides: None. none. Tail edge ms title in late gothic letteringFurniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
224p. . 4to.. Binding: Seventeenth-century full limp vellum; sewn onto three cords; spine smooth; paper spine label at head; manuscript title on bottom edge: Eromena et Donzella v. 1628.
Makers and roles
Sir Giovanni Francesco Biondi (1572-1644)