COLLECTION NAME:
LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
BINDINGS~1~1
LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection
Collection
true
Image Caption:
Front cover coat of arms (detail), PA3851 A2 1619 cage.
view_description
Front cover coat of arms (detail), PA3851 A2 1619 cage.
Image Caption
false
General Description:
Early 17th century French vellum armorial binding with a coat of arms of the Castries family, Marquie de Chalmazel.
general_description
Early 17th century French vellum armorial binding with a coat of arms of the Castries family, Marquie de Chalmazel.
General Description
false
Country / Style:
France
country_style
France
Country / Style
false
Period:
17th century (early)
style_period
17th century (early)
Period
false
Call Number:
PA3851 A2 1619 cage
classification
PA3851 A2 1619 cage
Call Number
false
Title:
Aesopi Phrygis Fabulae : elegantissimis eiconibus veras animaliu[m] species ad viuu[m] adumbrantes : Gabriae Graeci fabellae XXXXIIII….
title
Aesopi Phrygis Fabulae : elegantissimis eiconibus veras animaliu[m] species ad viuu[m] adumbrantes : Gabriae Graeci fabellae XXXXIIII….
Title
false
Created / Published:
Lugduni : Apud Ioannem Tornaesium… 1619.
created_published
Lugduni : Apud Ioannem Tornaesium… 1619.
Created / Published
false
Dimensions:
125 x 83 x 25 mm
display_dimensions
125 x 83 x 25 mm
Dimensions
false
Covering Material:
Calfskin vellum.
materials
Calfskin vellum.
Covering Material
false
Sewing:
Sewn on three alum tawed supports laced through the covers at the joints.
technique
Sewn on three alum tawed supports laced through the covers at the joints.
Sewing
false
Headbands:
Tan and blue linen thread with a front bead sewn over an alum tawed core laced through the covers at the joints.
headbands
Tan and blue linen thread with a front bead sewn over an alum tawed core laced through the covers at the joints.
Headbands
false
Edge Treatment:
Speckled red and brown.
edge_treatment
Speckled red and brown.
Edge Treatment
false
End Papers:
Single blank flyleaf and paste-down.
end_papers
Single blank flyleaf and paste-down.
End Papers
false
Closures:
Evidence of two green linen fore-edge ties.
closures
Evidence of two green linen fore-edge ties.
Closures
false
Decorative Description:
The covers were gilt with a three line fillet border. In the center is a square armorial stamp with a crossed shield (Argent a cross)with a Marquis coronet. The smooth spine has a faint worn ink inscription at the top.
decorative_description
The covers were gilt with a three line fillet border. In the center is a square armorial stamp with a crossed shield (Argent a cross)with a Marquis coronet. The smooth spine has a faint worn ink inscription at the top.
Decorative Description
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Armorial bindings -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Armorial bindings -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Fillet tools -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Fillet tools -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Gold blocked bindings -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Gold blocked bindings -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Gold tooled bindings -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Gold tooled bindings -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Ties -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Ties -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Vellum bindings -- France -- 17th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Vellum bindings -- France -- 17th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false