COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0701376dc
Reference Number:
R183558.44
Image Title:
Leipzig 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:
Fritzsche, Gustav
Creator Role:
Binder
Date Created:
1893-1894
Publication Details:
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press
Volume:
44
Page/Sheet:
Upper & lower covers
Image Sequence Number:
044
Description:
Leipzig Binding: Fawn calf. Raised bands lettered on back. Upper cover adorned with a design the facsimile of the title page, the border painted with a ground work of prune colour, with grapes in purple and vine leaves in green; the centre a pale blue, lettering in white, the whole brightened in gold; broad fawn and inlaid maroon inside covers, delicately gold tooled; leather joints. Commissioned by James & Mary Lee Tregaskis.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Creation Site:
Germany: Saxony: Leipzig
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:
References:
Facsimile of the 1894 Exhibition Catalogue in the Tregaskis Centenery Exhibition Catalogue, Designer Bookbinders, London 1994
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2006-12-01
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2007-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Leipzig binding
