The book may in fact have been bound in Newcastle since the only other known example of the particular insect roll used on this binding is on a book printed in Newcastle.
One of only two multi-volume works known to have been bound by Scott, arguably the finest bookbinder ever to have worked in Scotland.
Lot 318 is an oration of Elizabeth I made in St Marys Church to the University in 1564; Lot335 is a briefe extract of such charges as Sir William Pelham sustayned in Irland service 1579- 1580 and L
A wonderful collection of glass plates and negatives (black and white and colour).
The Rolls relate to the manors of East Betchworth and Aglands Moor
Folio Bible presented by W Colmer
Total price paid is for 12 manuscripts and 83 printed books.
Julianne Simpson, Collections and Discovery Manager, writes: The John Rylands Research Institute and Library (JRRIL) is ver
The bifolium, which contains readings for Holy Week, comes from a magnificant gospel lectionary which is likely to have been owned by the Cathedral in the Middle Ages and dismembered in the Reforma
Presented by TS Blakeney together with two volume s of Indentures for the delivery from the Exchequer, where they had been sized and sealed, of new standard weights and measures used by clerks of t
Professor Kathryn Sutherland, Jane Austen’s House Patron and Acquisitions Advisor, writes: In June 2023, Jane Austen’s House acquired a manuscript book containing
The first book on farming published in England; part of a collection of 600 printed books and pamphlets on the history of animal husbandry and vetinary science.