The Christian hero: . an argument proving that no principles but those of religion are sufficient to make a great man.
Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729)
Category
Books
Date
1701
Materials
Measurements
189 x 122 x 15 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3075470
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink with ms annotation in iron-gall ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: English End Leaves:sewn single-fold(?) of plain, white handmade laid paper, the outer leaf originally pasted to the board Structure: English Edges: Plain cut and sprinkled with red pigment - including the borders of the recto of the first front flyleaf. Spine Lining: slight round, no joints, no linings End Bands: None Bookmark: None Boards: Rope-fibre boards, all slips laced in, slightly convergent Covering: Brown tanned hairsheep Tooling Spine: one. Tooling Sides: blind-tooled 2-line border frame and quarter line Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes:
Bibliographic description
[10],102p. . 8vo.. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions on front pastedown: "Bot. in London B: Browne" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748], and "Harrison Browne, Troutbeck, Westmorland" [i.e. Harrison Browne, 1813-1901]. manuscript inscription on rear pastedown: "Eliza Elizabeth Browne" [probably Elizabeth Browne, 1815-1893].. Binding: Contemporary sprinkled sheepskin binding, with double blind fillet border; manuscript fore-edge title, faded and largely illegible. Autograph "B: Browne 1733" scratched into leather on upper board.
Makers and roles
Sir Richard Steele (1672-1729)