COLLECTION NAME:
LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
BINDINGS~1~1
LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection
Collection
true
Image Caption:
Open covers, 189- 464q.
view_description
Open covers, 189- 464q.
Image Caption
false
General Description:
Mid 16th century Swiss decorative medallion head and figure roll binding.
general_description
Mid 16th century Swiss decorative medallion head and figure roll binding.
General Description
false
Country / Style:
Switzerland
country_style
Switzerland
Country / Style
false
Period:
16th century (mid)
style_period
16th century (mid)
Period
false
Call Number:
189- 464q
classification
189- 464q
Call Number
false
Author:
Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.
author
Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.
Author
false
Title:
[Colloquia] Familiarium colloquiorum Des. Erasmi Roterodami opus.
title
[Colloquia] Familiarium colloquiorum Des. Erasmi Roterodami opus.
Title
false
Created / Published:
Basileae : In Officina Frobeniana per Hieronymu[m] Frobeniu[m], & Nicolau[m] Episcopium, 1533 mense Martio.
created_published
Basileae : In Officina Frobeniana per Hieronymu[m] Frobeniu[m], & Nicolau[m] Episcopium, 1533 mense Martio.
Created / Published
false
Hamnet URL:
repository_number
http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=75996
Hamnet URL
false
Dimensions:
170 x 120 x 57 mm
display_dimensions
170 x 120 x 57 mm
Dimensions
false
Covering Material:
Brown calfskin.
materials
Brown calfskin.
Covering Material
false
Sewing:
Sewn on three double-raised hemp cord supports that are laced through the shaped beech wood boards.
technique
Sewn on three double-raised hemp cord supports that are laced through the shaped beech wood boards.
Sewing
false
Headbands:
Missing.
headbands
Missing.
Headbands
false
Edge Treatment:
Ink inscription on the fore-edge, title and a shelf mark? 117.
edge_treatment
Ink inscription on the fore-edge, title and a shelf mark? 117.
Edge Treatment
false
End Papers:
New single blank flyleaf and pastedown at the front; back has original pastedown but is missing flyleaf.
end_papers
New single blank flyleaf and pastedown at the front; back has original pastedown but is missing flyleaf.
End Papers
false
Closures:
Evidence of two fore-edge clasps, hinging from the back cover and catching on the front. All parts except the top hasp and strap are extant.
closures
Evidence of two fore-edge clasps, hinging from the back cover and catching on the front. All parts except the top hasp and strap are extant.
Closures
false
Decorative Description:
The covers are blind tooled in a three panel design. The frames are tooled with a variable-width triple-line fillet. The outer panel is filled with a decorative figure roll with a hooded figure, stars, and a large acanthus leaf ornament. The second panel is filled with a medallion head decorative roll depicting images of Mercury and others, separated by Renaissance ornaments. The center panel is divided into two vertical rows filled with a decorative floral roll. The spine is divided into four panels; the author, title, and date are gilt on a brown goatskin label in the first panel. The other panels are blind tooled with a large repeated acanthus leaf on a staff stamp.
decorative_description
The covers are blind tooled in a three panel design. The frames are tooled with a variable-width triple-line fillet. The outer panel is filled with a decorative figure roll with a hooded figure, stars, and a large acanthus leaf ornament. The second panel is filled with a medallion head decorative roll depicting images of Mercury and others, separated by Renaissance ornaments. The center panel is divided into two vertical rows filled with a decorative floral roll. The spine is divided into four panels; the author, title, and date are gilt on a brown goatskin label in the first panel. The other panels are blind tooled with a large repeated acanthus leaf on a staff stamp.
Decorative Description
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Blind tooled bindings -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Blind tooled bindings -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Calf bindings -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Calf bindings -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Clasps -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Clasps -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Fillet tools -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Fillet tools -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Leather bindings -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Leather bindings -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false
Binding Terms (RBMS):
Raised bands -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
binding_terms__rbms_
Raised bands -- Switzerland -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS)
false