COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL241801138
Reference Number:
R183558.51
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Delhi binding
Series Title:
Tregaskis Bindings Collection
Parent Work Title:
Tale of King Florus and the fair Jehane
Creator:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator Role:
Translator
Creator:
Kishun Chand
Creator Role:
Binder
Date Created:
1893-12-16
Publication Details:
Hammersmith: Printed by William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, Upper Mall, Hammersmith, in the County of Middlesex
Volume:
51
Page/Sheet:
Tail
Description:
Delhi binding: booksellers James and Mary Lee Tregaskis sent seventy-six copies of a small book entitled The Tale of King Florus and the Fair Jehane (1893), from William Morris's Kelmscott Press, to bookbinders around the world who were each commissioned to supply a binding of their own choice. Seventy-three copies were returned and were displayed in an exhibition mounted in London in 1894. Eastern craftsmen were specifically asked to provide bindings characteristic of their native work, and this item from Delhi falls into that category. Made by Kishun Chand, the orange satin is embroidered with floral sprays worked with gold wire, and the flowers are clusters of pearls
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Embroidering
Creation Site:
England: London
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Item Height:
149 mm
Item Width:
113 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Vol. 82, Nos. 2 and 3, 2000.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2024-11-18
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2025-01
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Delhi binding
