Detail View: LUNA: Folger Bindings Image Collection: Front cover, STC 25900b.

Image Caption: 
Front cover, STC 25900b.
General Description: 
Centerpiece binding.
Country / Style: 
England
Period: 
16th century (mid)
Call Number: 
STC 25900b
Provenance: 
inscription on [pi]3v: "Thos. [Thomas] Baker Ejus Libere 1762..."; Broadbent, cat.2:212
Author: 
Wither, George, 1588-1667.
Title: 
A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne: quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine: and disposed into lotteries, that instruction, and good counsell, may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation. By George VVither. The first booke.
Created / Published: 
London : Printed by A[ugustine] M[athewes] for Robert Milbourne, and are to be sold at the Gray-hound in Pauls Church-yard, MDCXXXV. [1635]
Hamnet URL: 
http://shakespeare.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=167609
Dimensions: 
310 x 190 x 33 mm
Covering Material: 
Covered in light brown calfskin, rebacked with chocolate calfskin.
Sewing: 
Sewn on five single raised hemp cord supports.
End Papers: 
New, four flyleaves and separate reinforced paper joint guard, separate doublour with original paste-down adhered on top.
Closures: 
Evidence of two blue fore-edge ties, replaced with new blue ribbon.
Decorative Description: 
The cover was tooled with a gilt double line fillet border, now mostly worn away. In the center is a gilt wreath centerpiece.
Other Details: 
Extensively conserved, text block leafcast and mended.
Binding Terms (RBMS): 
Calf bindings -- England -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS): 
Fillet tools -- England -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS): 
Gold tooled bindings -- England -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS): 
Leather bindings -- England -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS): 
Raised bands -- England -- 16th century.
Binding Terms (RBMS): 
Rebacking.
Binding Terms (RBMS): 
Ties -- England -- 16th century.