COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022920tr
Reference Number:
Dowd 60
Image Title:
William Matthews binding, 'Bacon's Essays'
Series Title:
Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bookbindings
Creator:
Matthews, William
Creator Role:
Binder
Date Created:
1963
Page/Sheet:
Inside lower cover
Description:
Designer binding by William Matthews. Vellum doublures in sunken panels tooled with a gilt seme of the Tudor rose, each rose bordered by a leafy spray, signed on the lower turn-in.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Medium:
Gilt paint
Support:
Vellum
Item Height:
385 mm
Item Width:
254 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K. (on temporary deposit)
Provenance:
Dowd, Anthony, owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright and IPR restrictions apply
References:
'The Anthony Dowd Collection of Modern Bindings', compiled by Anthony Dowd (John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 2002)
Bibliographic Citation:
Bacon, Francis (1561-1626), 'The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban' (London: Cresset Press, 1928)
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
William Matthews binding, 'Bacon's Essays'
