A paraphrase and comment upon the Epistles and Gospels, . appointed to be used in the Church of England on all Sundays and holy-days throughout the year. Designed to excite devotion, and promote the knowledge and practice of sincere piety and virtue. ... By George Stanhope, ...
George Stanhope (1660-1728)
Category
Books
Date
1706 - 1708
Materials
Measurements
199 x 136 x 50 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Townend, Cumbria
NT 3076078
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink with inscriptions in iron gall ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: contemporaryBinder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: Sewn double-fold of white handmade laid paper, the outermost leaf pasted to the boardStructure: EnglishEdges: plain-cut, sprinkled with red pigment, polished Spine Lining: slight round, quadrant joints, no visible liningEnd Bands: worked L-R 1x1 in green and pink silk thread over a rolled printed paper coreBookmark: NoneBoards: 2.5mm couched laminate rope-fibre boards; all slips laced in through 2 holes at mixed angles Covering: Brown tanned calf, finely sprinkled with a translucent black stain with a later thick tawed skin overback Tooling Spine: not visibleTooling Sides: no toolingFurniture: Enclosure: Binding Notes:
Bibliographic description
1v . 8vo.. Imperfect; vol. 2 only.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front pastedown: "bot in London B Browne" [i.e. Benjamin Browne, 1692-1748]. Bookplate on front pastedown: 'Thomas Browne, Troutbeck' [i.e. Thomas Browne, 1792-1866].. Binding: 18th century half-bound sprinkled calf binding; brushed leather spine; manuscript spine title.
Makers and roles
George Stanhope (1660-1728)