Catalogue of the Lanhydrock library.
William Henry Allnutt (1849 - 1903)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1880
Materials
Measurements
387 x 262 x 50 mm
Place of origin
Bodmin
Collection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 3182585.1
Summary
Full description
Orientation: VerticalText Substrate: Handmade laid paper (watermark: KENT LEDGER PAPER with vertical red rules and horizontal feint blue linesInk/Pigment: black manuscript ink Type: BOUND BOOK Binding Type: Inboard binding, recessed supports & hollowDate of Binding: contemporary Binder's Name: EnglishEnd Leaves: Tipped single sheet of veined marbled paper with red bookcloth joint, the marbled paper made to the outermost text leaf and a separate pastedown of the same marbled paper.Structure: EnglishEdges: all edges giltSpine Lining: Moderate round with square joints and dark grey paper hollow End Bands: Stuck-on woven endbands in imitation of worked endbands in brown and yellow silk with front ‘bead’ Bookmark: NoneBoards: Paper boards with rounded edges Covering: Tanned purple goatskin Tooling Spine: gold-tooled triple fillet at head and tail of each panel, title information gold-tooled direct in panels 2 and 3Tooling Sides: gold-tooled triple fillet border with star tool in corners; title gold-tooled in centre; gold-tooled dotted roll on board edges; gold-tooled arabesque roll on turn-ins Furniture: NoneEnclosure: NoneBinding Notes:
Bibliographic description
v.1. ;. fol. Manuscript ledger catalogue created by the bibliographer W.H. Allnutt. Pencil annotations, evidently checking the catalogue against shelves. Binding: brown morocco, sewn onto five raised bands; gold edges; title gold-lettered on cover and spine.
Makers and roles
William Henry Allnutt (1849 - 1903)