COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL240302099
Reference Number:
R52153
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Binding of book
Parent Work Title:
Vlyssis Aldrouandi patricij Bononiensis Monstrorum historia: Cum Paralipomenis historiæ omnium animalium
Date Created:
17th century
Description:
Seventeenth-century Italian [possibly Bologna] full red goatskin fanfare binding over paste boards; tooled in gilt, with lines; a double border roll; a quarter fan in each corner; the centre panel divided into compartments by double fillets; the compartments are filled with fans and interlaced scrolling; crown and coat of arms of the Grand Duke of Tuscay on front and rear boards [probably Cosimo III (1642-1723), son of the dedicatee, who amassed the largest library in Europe]; smooth spine; sewn on six cords, laced in; spine tooled in gilt to match boards; traces of three pairs of ties; gilt-tooled board edges; all edges gilt, gauffered and painted.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Sub-Category:
Coats of arms
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Medium:
Gold leaf
Medium:
Paint
Support:
Goatskin
Support:
Paper
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Cosimo III, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1642-1723, former owner
Provenance:
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1708-1765, former owner
Provenance:
Toovey, James, 1814-1893, former owner
Provenance:
Roberts, David Lloyd, 1834-1920, former owner
Provenance:
Biblioteca medicea laurenziana, former owner
Provenance:
Reale Museo di fisica e storia naturale (Florence, Italy), former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2024-03-19
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2024-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Binding of book
