COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL021970tr
Reference Number:
R183558.52
Image Title:
Madras binding
Series Title:
Tregaskis Bindings Collection
Parent Work Title:
Tale of King Florus and the fair Jehane
Creator:
Balackasami
Creator Role:
Binder
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1893-1894
Publication Details:
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press
Volume:
52
Page/Sheet:
Upper cover
Image Sequence Number:
052-a
Description:
Madras binding: crimson silk, embroidered in gold & silver wire, thread & coloured silks; on front cover a Hindu temple, flanked by palm trees; decorative borders of gold & silver spangles. Commissioned by James & Mary Lee Tregaskis.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Madras binding
