Histoire de Henri III. Roy de France et de Pologne.
Scipion Dupleix (1569-1661)
Category
Books
Date
1641
Materials
Measurements
353 x 237 x 75 mm
Place of origin
France
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3108685
Summary
Full description
Orientation: Vertical Text Substrate: handmade laid paper Ink/Pigment: red and black printing ink, and black engraving ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Laced case, with boards Date of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: Low Countries End Leaves: sewn 3-leaf outside hook of white handmade laid paper, the three stubs and the outermost leaf pasted to the board. Structure: British Edges: plain cut, finely sprinkled in blue pigment, polished Spine Lining: moderate round, slight joints, narrow transverse linings of plain parchment, glued, End Bands: worked L-R 2x2 in blue thread over rolled parchment coresm, the slips laced through the joints of the cover at 45° Bookmark: None Boards: 3mm(?) cream coloured paper boards, no back-cornering. Covering: full cream calf parchment lined with white handmade laid paper with reverse caps and foredge yapps Tooling Spine: no tooling; ms title on paper label at head of spine, overlapping the back edges of the boards Tooling Sides: None Furniture: None Enclosure: None Binding Notes: Bookplate removed from inside of the front board
Bibliographic description
[6], 203, [11] p. ; . fol.. Former shelfmark: Gg.9.9-12. Binding: Eighteenth-century vellum, ink-lettered spine-label. - Spine damaged. - Bound first in a sequence of Dupleix's histories.
Makers and roles
Scipion Dupleix (1569-1661)