Arrangement of Books
Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden, 4th Baronet Dryden of Canons Ashby (1818 - 1899)
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
1850
Materials
Wood and paper
Measurements
330 x 510 mm
Place of origin
Canons Ashby
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Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494358
Summary
A manuscript document showing the arrangement of books, as a plan, by subject matter, in the Book Room at Canons Ashby. Dated February 1913. Mounted on a wooden board. On the back a more formal plan, partially destroyed, probably earlier (possibly Sir Henry's).
Provenance
Date of entry 1980 - likely to have been found at the property or with the purchase of the bookcases in the Book Room at the 1980's auction
Marks and inscriptions
layout of shelves
Makers and roles
Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden, 4th Baronet Dryden of Canons Ashby (1818 - 1899), maker