Detail View: LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection: Front cover and spine, STC 572 copy 2.
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Image Caption:
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Front cover and spine, STC 572 copy 2.
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General Description:
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Mid 19th century English armorial binding with the coat of arms of William Henry Miller.
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Binder:
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Bedford, Francis, 1799-1883.
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Country / Style:
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England
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Period:
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19th century (mid)
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Call Number:
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STC 572 copy 2
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Provenance:
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Brand - Richard Heber - Britwell Court - Harmsworth copy.
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Author:
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Anderson, Anthony, d. 1593.
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Title:
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The shield of our safetie: set foorth by the faythfull preacher of Gods holye worde A. Anderson, vpon Symeons sight, in hys Nunc dimittis. Seene and allowed.
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Created / Published:
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Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, beneath the conduite, at the signe of S. Iohn Euangelist, by H. Iackson, 1581.
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Hamnet URL:
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http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=158153
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Dimensions:
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189 x 136 x 14 mm
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Covering Material:
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Red goatskin.
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Sewing:
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Sewn on five single raised supports laced through the covers three times.
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Headbands:
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Double tiered in burgundy, green, and white silk with a front bead.
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Edge Treatment:
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Gilt on all three edges.
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End Papers:
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French curl marble paper in burgundy, blue, and yellow colors.
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Decorative Description:
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Gold tooled to a two panel design with the frames of the panels tooled with a triple line fillet. At angles in the outer panel is a monogram stamp of WHM. In the center of the inner panel is the gilt coat of arms of William Henry Miller surrounded by a laurel wreath. The spine is divided into six panels with gilt lines and two line pin-head fillet frames. The author and title are gilt in the second panel, London and the date is gilt in the third, all others are tooled with a small gilt WHM monogram. The board edges are gilt with a narrow double line fillet. The turn-ins are gilt with a floret between a tulip topped arc covered rosettes decorative roll, and double line fillet with pin-dot in-between roll and a cats tooth roll. The binding is signed BOUND BY F. BEDFORD in the lower middle front cover turn-in.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Armorial bindings -- England -- 19th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Fillet tools -- England -- 19th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Goatskin bindings -- England -- 19th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Gold tooled bindings -- England -- 19th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Leather bindings -- England -- 19th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Raised bands -- England -- 19th century.
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