Detail View: Medieval Collection: Lower cover binding

Image Number: 
JRL0926606dc
Reference Number: 
English MS 104
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Lower cover binding
Parent Work Title: 
Tomlynson Brut Chronicle (1415 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created: 
15th century
Page: 
Lower cover
Image Sequence Number: 
134v
Description: 
Quarter bound with brown leather spine and marble paper boards. The spine has five raised bands and gold lettering. There is a split along the joint at the front and back exposing the cords. Part of the leather covering the spine is missing.
Subject: 
Bookbinding
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Hand marbling
Support: 
Leather
Support: 
Paper
Item Height: 
262 mm
Item Width: 
192 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Tomlynson, Robert
Provenance: 
Tomlynson, Thomas
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Cost: 
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £16. 4s. on 18 June 1908.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2009-07-24
Multi Page Number: 
1370
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2010-11
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB