Physical Description
Object description

Rubrication and decorated initials

Hand decoration

Binding description

Accompanying material
History
Image Gallery
Works Referred

 

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The description of Britain: London, British Library, C.10.b.24 = IB.550028

Summary:

Physical Description:

Object Description:

Form: Codex

Material: Paper

Size: 241 mm x 179 mm (dimensions of all - size of leaves)

Collation:

'Imperfect; wanting leaf [a]8, which is supplied in pen-and-ink facsimile. Without the blank. Leaf [a]1 has been mounted with verso uppermost'. (BMC XI, 118)

Rubrication and decorated initials:

Number of hands: 1

Summary: Rubricated.

Hand decoration:

None.

Additions:

None.

Binding Description:

'Bound in 18th-century brown russia, with gold-tooled border. The arms of King George III were added later'. (BMC XI, 118)

Accompanying Material:

None.

History:

Provenance: John Towneley, before 1814. King George III. (BMC XI, 118)

Acquisition: Bought at John Townely's sale, Evans, 8-15 June 1814 (lot 53), by Nicol for King George III.

Image Gallery:

Works referred:

BMC XI, 118
DeR(C), 35:7

Administration Information:

Images in 'Image Gallery' were supplied by Lotte Hellinga, and scanned by Caroline Bardell and Jamil Teja on 30/01/14; updated by Satoko Tokunaga on 14/08/14; TK (June 2015).