The British history, translated into English from the Latin of Jeffrey of Monmouth. With a large preface concerning the authority of the History. By Aaron Thompson, ...
Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100-c.1155) Bishop of St. Asaph
Category
Books
Date
1718
Materials
Measurements
234 x 153 x 48 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3073125
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: white handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black priting ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supportsDate of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: BritishEnd Leaves: sewn single fold of combed marbled paper within a fold(?) of white handmade laid paper. There is no evidence of the conjugate of the white flyleaf, but the outer marbled leaf is pasted to the board. The left marbled flyleaf is tacked to the white leaf at the corners only, at the right it is free. Structure: British?Edges: plain cut, sprinkled with a red and brown pigment, polished Spine Lining: moderate round quadrant joint, no visible liningsEnd Bands: worked L-R in white and pink(?) thread over rolled paper core with a cord crowning core Bookmark: NoneBoards: 4mm rope-fibre couched laminate paper boards, back-cornered, slips 1, 2, 4, and 5 laced inCovering: full brown tanned calf. Outer and middle field sprinkled with a corrosive black pigment, the inner field dabbed with a small piece of sponge and black pigment Tooling Spine: panels 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 with gold-tooled centre and corner tools, title label (missing) in panel 2Tooling Sides: gold-toolef 1-line tool border frome, inner frame gold-tooled with a 2-line and double dotted-line roll and external corner fleurons, and an innermost frame with the same roll. Gold-tooled roll on the board edges Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes: The book has noticeably wide margins. The printer’s ornament on H8v has offset onto the blank leaf facing the titlepage. the first leave of four gatherings through the textblock have curious marking mostly in their lower margins. Bookplate of Sr Henry Harpur Bart
Bibliographic description
[2],cxi,[17],401,[55]p. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: E.b.3. Provenance: Eighteenth-century mantle Harpur armorial bookplate, with italtic inscription: "Sr. Henry Harpur Bart" [i.e. Sir Henry Harpur, 5th Baronet, (1708-1748)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full sprinkled leather binding; gilt border and double panel; spine gilt decorated and (missing) spine label.
Makers and roles
Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100-c.1155) Bishop of St. Asaph