The decisions of the English Judges, during the usurpation, . from the year 1655, to His Majesty's restoration, and the sitting down of the session in June 1661.
Court of Session
Category
Books
Date
1762
Materials
Measurements
335 x 216 x 29 mm
Place of origin
Scotland
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3106482
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: British End Leaves: Front: sewn single-fold of handmade white laid paper, the outer leaf pasted to the board. Back: 2-leaf outside hook with folded stub, handmade white laid paper, the outer full leaf and stub pasted to the board. Structure: French Edges: uncut Spine Lining: moderate round, slight joints, glue, no linings End Bands: None Bookmark: None Boards: 1.5mm rope fibre board, no back cornering, slips 1, 3 and 5 of 5 laced-in, perpendicularly Covering: quarter buff paper with pale blue paper on the sides Tooling Spine: None Tooling Sides: None Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: There is an inserted letter (signed and dated Ro. Dundas Arniston, Ap: 2. 1762) and a memorandum concerning judges in Scotland. The sewing structure on this book appears to be unusual and must not be disturbed
Bibliographic description
[4],243,[1]p. . fol.. Former shelfmarks: Rr.2 (in pencil), Hh.9.27 (pencil). manuscript ephemera inserted loosely at front: 1. Letter dated "Arniston Ap: 2. 1762", to Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), signed at end "Tho: Dundas" [i.e. the President of the Session], regarding correspondence between the two on the subject of the English judges. 2. A "Memorand concerning the judges in Scotland during the usurpation" [ms. docket title]. 3. "Note relating to judges during the usurpation" [caption title].. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (after 1754): Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754; also found in Wimpole books acquired by his successors]. manuscript inscription on initial advertisement leaf: "From the Lord President of ye Session. 1762".. Binding: Eighteenth-century quarter light brown paper, with blue/grey paper over boards.
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Court of Session