Maxims and precepts of the Saviour, 1848]
- Title(s):
- Maxims and precepts of the Saviour.
- Additional Title(s):
- Bible. N.T. Gospels. English. Selections. 1848.
- Published/Created:
- [London, Longman & co., 1848]
- Physical Description:
- [1], 31, ii p. illus. 18 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsND3410 B4 H7Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/580650
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- BAC : Bound in boards, with colored paper onlay on front and back.
British Art Center copy imperfect: case wanting.
In case.
Ornamental borders, and illustrations, in color, by Henry Noel Humphreys.
"The binding is designed from a peculiar style of ornament, supposed to be the 'Opus anglicum,'so much prized ... in the 10th and 11th centuries. The model which has furnished the present design is a border in a ms. copy of the Gospels executed for King Cnut (Canute)"--p. ii. - Subject Terms:
- Bookbinding -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Specimens.Bookbinding -- Specimens -- 1848.Illumination of books and manuscripts -- Specimens.Longman & Co. -- Publisher.
- Form/Genre:
- Chromolithographs -- 1848.
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