COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0927257dc
Reference Number:
English MS 2
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Upper cover binding
Parent Work Title:
Fall of Princes
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Falle of Pryncys
Creator:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Creator Role:
Author
Display Creator:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Date Created:
15th-16th century
Page:
Upper cover
Image Sequence Number:
001a
Description:
Upper cover: full bound in dark blue goatskin, heavily decorated with gold-tooling around the borders and square and spine.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Support:
Goatskin
Item Height:
417 mm
Item Width:
292 mm
Current Repository:
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
Provenance:
Child, Francis, Sir, 1735-1763, of Osterley Park, Middlesex.
Provenance:
Fairfax, Brian, 1676-1749, the commissioner of customs and a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-08-11
Multi Page Number:
5
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-10
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Upper cover binding
