Glig-gamena angel-deod. Or, the sports and pastimes of the people of England. . Including the rural and domestic recreations, May-games, mummeries, pageants, processions, and pompous spectacles, from the earliest period to the present time. Illustrated by engravings selected from ancient paintings; in which are represeneted most of the popular diversion. By Joseph Strutt.
Joseph Strutt (Chelmsford 1749 - London 1802)
Category
Books
Date
1810
Materials
Measurements
298 x 240 mm; 42 mm (thickness)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3064839
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2],xlix,[7],353p.,[5], frontis., xxxix plates . ill.. . 4to.. Plates hand-coloured. Binding: Late nineteenth-century (?) full morocco over boards; gilt fillets and tools to form a border; gilt edges and inner borders; elaborately gilt spine; brown leather spine labels; sewn on five raised bands; paper edges gilt.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Joseph Strutt (Chelmsford 1749 - London 1802)