[The first tome of volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus upon the newe testamente.].
Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536)
Category
Books
Date
1548
Materials
Measurements
290 x 205 x 93 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3075731
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: handmade laid paperInk/Pigment: black printing ink, with many iron-gall ink inscriptions in the margins Type:BOUND BOOK Binding Type:Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding:not contemporary Binder's Name: BritishEnd Leaves: MissingStructure: EnglishEdges: plain-cut, too worn to determine decoration or polish Spine Lining: slight round, joints lost, no evidence of linings End Bands: lost - no evidence Bookmark: NoneBoards: MissingCovering: MissingTooling: Missing Furniture: Missing Enclosure: CxD conservation corrugated board box with detachable lidBinding Notes:Early ownership by Henry Pearson
Bibliographic description
[12],c,[6],lxxxiii,[13],clxx,[7],ciii,lxxxi,[1] leaves . fol.. Imperfect; wanting all before fol. xxxii (F1) of Matthew, including title page, and all after fol. li (I3) of Acts of the Apostles. Many of the leaves at front and rear are creased and folded along the edges.. Provenance: manuscript inscriptions and marginalia in 16th and 17th century hands throughout.. Binding: Without binding. Stored in phase box.
Makers and roles
Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) Queen Mary I (Mary Tudor) (1516–1558) Thomas Caius (d.1572) Francis Malet Nicholas Udall (1505-1556)