COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17030920
Reference Number:
Spencer 18952
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Upper cover binding
Parent Work Title:
Assertio septem sacramentorum aduersus Martin. Luther[um] : ædita ab inuictissimo Angliæ et Franciæ rege, et do. Hyberniæ Henrico eius nominis octauo..
Date Created:
18th century
Publication Details:
Apud inclytam urbem Londinum : In ædibus Pynsonianis
Description:
Binding with Papal arms. Eighteenth-century full calf; double gilt fillet and gilt-rolled palmette motif to form a border; centrepiece of gilt-stamped arms of Pius VI, Pope (1717-1799); board edges gilt-tooled; gilt-tooled sprays of acorns and oak leaves with foliate surround within compartments.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Gold stamping
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Support:
Calfskin
Creation Site:
England: London
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance:
Christian II, King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, 1481-1559, former owner
Provenance:
Pius VI, Pope, 1717-1799, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-03-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-08
Educational Notes:
The Reformation Exhibition
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
Upper cover binding
