Detail View: LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection: Front cover, STC 14345.9.
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Image Caption:
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Front cover, STC 14345.9.
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General Description:
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Armorial calfskin binding with the coat of arms of Jacques Auguste de Thou and his second wife Gasparde de La Chastre.
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Country / Style:
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France
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Period:
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17th century (early)
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Call Number:
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STC 14345.9
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Provenance:
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inscription on letterpress t.p.: "Ex Libris Josephi [Joseph] Carbonet"; and on A5r: ":E:D:"; armorial binding with the initials G, A, I and G (identified as the arms of Jacques Auguste de Thou and his second wife Gasparde de La Chastre, cf. Folger card file); armorial bookplate of H. Dunscombe Colt; bookplate of Armida Maria-Theresa and Harris Dunscombe Colt; gift of Mrs. H. Dunscombe Colt
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Author:
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James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
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Title:
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[Works. Latin] Serenissimi et potentissimi Principis Iacobi, Dei gratia, Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ, et Hiberniæ Regis, fidei defensoris, opera, edita ab Iacobo Montacuto, Wintoniensi Episcopo, & sacelli regij decano
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Created / Published:
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England, Londini : apud Bonhamu[m] Nortonium, et Iohanne Billium, typographos regios, 1619 [i.e. 1620]
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Hamnet URL:
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http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=169506
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Dimensions:
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305 x 194 x 47 mm
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Covering Material:
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Lacquered beige calfskin binding.
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Sewing:
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Sewn on six single raised supports laced through the covers.
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Headbands:
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Sewn with green silk, a very fine sewing with a front bead over a rolled paper core.
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Edge Treatment:
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Colored red.
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End Papers:
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Single flyleaf and paste-down.
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Decorative Description:
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Gold tooled triple line fillet border frame with the gilt coat of arms of Jacques Auguste de Thou, three gadflies, and his second wife Gasparde de La Chastre stamped in the center. The spine is divided into seven panels. All have been framed with gilt double lines. The author and title are gilt in the second and third panel. All others have the interlaced monogram initials IAGG.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Armorial bindings -- France -- 17th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Calf bindings -- France -- 17th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Fillet tools -- France -- 17th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Gold tooled bindings -- France -- 17th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Leather bindings -- France -- 17th century.
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Binding Terms (RBMS):
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Raised bands -- France -- 17th century.
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