Detail View: Rylands Collection: Madras binding

Image Number: 
JRL021970tr
Reference Number: 
Tregaskis R183558.52
Image Title: 
Madras binding
Series Title: 
Tregaskis Bindings Collection
Parent Work Title: 
Tale of King Florus and the fair Jehane
Creator: 
Balackasami
Creator Role: 
Binder
Creator: 
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1893-1894
Publication Details: 
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press
Volume: 
52
Page/Sheet: 
Upper cover
Image Sequence Number: 
052-a
Description: 
Madras binding: crimson silk, embroidered in gold & silver wire, thread & coloured silks; on front cover a Hindu temple, flanked by palm trees; decorative borders of gold & silver spangles. Commissioned by James & Mary Lee Tregaskis.
Language Code: 
eng-GB
Subject: 
Bookbinding
Category of Material: 
Printed
Sub-Category: 
Bindings
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
Image Creation Technique: 
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB