A Chronicle of the Kings of England
Title
A Chronicle of the Kings of England
Creator
Sir Richard Baker and E. Philips, book's authors
Publisher
London: Samuel Ballard, et al.
Date
1733
Contributor
Katherine Owens researched and wrote the event description in 2018.
Description
For a description of the book, please click on the image of the event label/description or scroll to the bottom of the page for the section entitled "Text" for a transcription of the attached document.
Subject
History / Biography
Identifier
SPECIAL DA30 .B17 1733
Language
English, book's contents
English, event description
English, event description
Relation
To see this book on November 15, 2018 in the “Event Photographs” Collection, please go here [Photograph of Books] 05448 and here [Photograph of Books] IMG_0587.
Text
Transcription of event description:
A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND | SIR RICHARD BAKER AND E. PHILIPS | LONDON: SAMUEL BALLARD, ET AL. | 1733
This folio (term for the size of the paper) is bound in a typical 18th century English style. There are two borders on the cover, one on the edge, one several inches from the edge, and the third is a frame surrounding the peeling dark brown leather onlay. When looked at under the Lightscope there is a shine to the leather in the vicinity of the blind stamping that may be gold or may be light refraction. The dotted area between the outer and inner borders was created via acid treatment during the leather curing process. In the very center of the leather onlay are the armorials. They both belong to the same man, Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet of Combermere in Cheshire, England and Llewenny in Denbighshire, Wales. Cotton was a Member of Parliament several times and during his last stint in the early/mid-1740s, he paid privateers to raid Spanish ships. He lived from 1695 to 1748. While looking at the front cover, you can see the large strips of old red tape used to hold the covers and the spine together. You can also see the raised bands. The edges of the textblock have been decorated with splatters of red paint. Clearly visible at the bottom of this book is the tailband, and a very worn but gilt stamped scroll design on the edges of the covers. The acid used to treat and decorate the leather, probably calf, is now “eating” the leather, causing the furry look known as red rot. This book includes a decorative title page is cut from a cooper plate and is set up architecturally like the front of a building with cubbies where statues are displayed. The actual title page is printed in red and black ink. As with all books of the pre-mid-19th century, the paper is made of rags, and so you can see the fibers; additionally, the type has bit into the paper leaving an impression that you can feel by gently rubbing your fingers along the type. Someone read this book without washing their hands first, and so black finger smudges are now visible on the paper. The person(s) also ate over the book evidenced by the round foxing marks on some pages. Other features of interest include: the raised capitals, side notes (words printed on the outer margins of further details for the reader to be aware of), and catchwords (the next word in the sentence or paragraph printed near the bottom of the page for the reader to read as they turn the page).
A CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND | SIR RICHARD BAKER AND E. PHILIPS | LONDON: SAMUEL BALLARD, ET AL. | 1733
This folio (term for the size of the paper) is bound in a typical 18th century English style. There are two borders on the cover, one on the edge, one several inches from the edge, and the third is a frame surrounding the peeling dark brown leather onlay. When looked at under the Lightscope there is a shine to the leather in the vicinity of the blind stamping that may be gold or may be light refraction. The dotted area between the outer and inner borders was created via acid treatment during the leather curing process. In the very center of the leather onlay are the armorials. They both belong to the same man, Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton, 3rd Baronet of Combermere in Cheshire, England and Llewenny in Denbighshire, Wales. Cotton was a Member of Parliament several times and during his last stint in the early/mid-1740s, he paid privateers to raid Spanish ships. He lived from 1695 to 1748. While looking at the front cover, you can see the large strips of old red tape used to hold the covers and the spine together. You can also see the raised bands. The edges of the textblock have been decorated with splatters of red paint. Clearly visible at the bottom of this book is the tailband, and a very worn but gilt stamped scroll design on the edges of the covers. The acid used to treat and decorate the leather, probably calf, is now “eating” the leather, causing the furry look known as red rot. This book includes a decorative title page is cut from a cooper plate and is set up architecturally like the front of a building with cubbies where statues are displayed. The actual title page is printed in red and black ink. As with all books of the pre-mid-19th century, the paper is made of rags, and so you can see the fibers; additionally, the type has bit into the paper leaving an impression that you can feel by gently rubbing your fingers along the type. Someone read this book without washing their hands first, and so black finger smudges are now visible on the paper. The person(s) also ate over the book evidenced by the round foxing marks on some pages. Other features of interest include: the raised capitals, side notes (words printed on the outer margins of further details for the reader to be aware of), and catchwords (the next word in the sentence or paragraph printed near the bottom of the page for the reader to read as they turn the page).
Original Format
Book / Unpublished Print Document
Collection
Citation
Sir Richard Baker and E. Philips, book's authors, “A Chronicle of the Kings of England,” Beautiful Books in Flagler College's Special Collections, accessed May 16, 2024, https://beautifulbooks.omeka.net/items/show/82.