COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL021167tr
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:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Balackasami
Creator Role:
Binder
Date Created:
1893-1894
Publication Details:
Hammersmith : Kelmscott Press
Volume:
52
Page/Sheet:
Upper & lower covers
Image Sequence Number:
052
Description:
Madras binding: crimson silk, embroidered in gold & silver wire, thread & coloured silks; front cover a Hindu temple, flanked by palm trees, on rear a temple with two towers; decorative borders of gold & silver spangles. Commissioned J. & M.L. 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
Madras binding
