A relation of the conference, betweene William Lawd, then, Lrd. Bishop of St. Davids; now, Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury: and Mr. Fisher the Jesuite,
William Laud (1573-1645) Archbishop of Canterbury
Category
Books
Date
1639
Materials
Measurements
298 x 200 x 44 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3089601
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: English End Leaves: sewn single fold of plain white laid paper within a guard (kettle to kettle) of parchment document, not pasted to the board Structure: English Edges: plain cut, not coloured, polished Spine Lining: round, quadrant joints, no visible linings End Bands: worked L-R 1x1? in blue and white thread over split cane cores Bookmark: None Boards: 2mm pulp board, with a coarse woven mesh impression on the inner surface Covering: Brown tanned calf, stained overall with a black stain (just missing the head and tail turn-ins close to the joints). Tooling Spine: blind-tooled 2-fillet at head and tail of each panel, and over kettles. Tooling Sides: blind tooled 2-fillet border and quarter line. Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: II.L.411.20: area staining on turn-ins after covering
Bibliographic description
[24],388,[16]p. . fol.. The Nostell copy appears to be the second edition, but without the title page cancelled. The title page matches the variant of the first edition (ESTC s113162) with "Lawd" on title page.. Binding: Seventeenth-century full calf; sewn onto five leather thongs.
Makers and roles
William Laud (1573-1645) Archbishop of Canterbury A. C. John Fisher (1569-1641)