Phædri Augusti Cæsaris liberti Fabularum Æsopiarum libri quinque. . Interpretatione et notis illustravit Petrus Danet, academicus. Jussu Christianissimi Regis, in usum Serenissimi Delphini.
Gaius Julius Phaedrus (1st century)
Category
Books
Date
1675
Materials
Measurements
193 x 261 x 18 mm
Place of origin
France
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3090520
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: hand made laid paper Ink/Pigment: black printing ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, raised supports Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: French End Leaves: Sewn outside hook of two sheets of marbled paper and one of plain white handmade laid paper, the stubs and the outer marbled leaf pasted to the boards Structure: English Edges: plain cut and sprinkled with red and brown pigment Spine Lining: moderate round, quadrant joints and comb linings (?) End Bands: Worked 2x2 L-R in blue and white silk over rolled paper cores with thin cord crowning cores Bookmark: None Boards: 3mm couched laminate boards, back cornered, slips 1,3 and 5 of 5 laced, each through 3 holes Covering: full brown tanned calf, sprinkled Tooling Spine: severely eroded but originally with gold toolin Tooling Sides: gold-tooled roll on board edges Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: F. fly: Ex dono honoratissimæ amitæ meæ Isabella Seignoret. 1732
Bibliographic description
[32],101,[66]p. . ill.. . 4to.. Provenance: manuscript inscription on front flyleaf: E Dono honoratissima amita mea Isabella Seignoret. 1732.. Binding: Seventeenth-century full calf; sewn onto five raised supports; spine gilt; spine label wanting.
Makers and roles
Gaius Julius Phaedrus (1st century) François Chauveau (Paris 1613 - Paris 1676) Pierre Danet (Paris c.1650 - 1709) Jacques Langlois (1646-1698)