The Pen's gallantrie
Book
[1660-1661] (published)
[1660-1661] (published)
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Bound in England about 1661 in vellum and with the original plain (purple?) wrappers bound in. Vellum reverse with legal document dated 1656.
Object details
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| Title | The Pen's gallantrie (published title) |
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| Brief description | Book, Multum in parvo, or, The pen's gallantrie : a copy-book containing twenty four sentences in prose, in alphabeticall order, and as many in verse, each distick comprehending the twenty four letters, and many examples of alphabets written in all the curious hands now practised in England, and our neighbour nations, with instructions for every thing belonging to writing : also the rare principles of this art in a poeticall alphabet published for writing masters to set their learners, by E. Cocker, London, 1661. |
| Physical description | Bound in England about 1661 in vellum and with the original plain (purple?) wrappers bound in. Vellum reverse with legal document dated 1656. |
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| Gallery label | BINDING of an ordinary book
Edward Cocker, Multum in parvo … a copy book, 1661
Schoolbooks were not commonly given luxury bindings. In this cheap binding, the loose leaves were first held together by stitching through a blue paper cover. Inscriptions show that it was used in this state. A later owner provided better protection: the leaves were stitched into thick booklets and sewn onto four leather thongs. These thongs were laced into pasteboards covered with parchment.
Blue cover, with later loose vellum and cardboard cover
Bound by an early user
Given by Ambrose Heal
National Art Library no. 38041800128720
(16/03/2018) |
| Object history | Upper wrapper with contemporary ownership inscription "Robart Ardington Booke" and with variant on added title "Robert Arthington Booke Cost 2s. 6d." Added title with ownership inscription in late 17th century hand "Hannah Arthington". Upper wrapper with the bookplate of Sir Ambrose Heal and his donation plate. Bought by him in 1934 from Puttick & Simpson's catalogue of 8 November 1934. Notes relating to the two bound items in Sir Ambrose Heal's hand on leaf tipped in facing upper cover, along with Puttick & Simpson's catalogue clipping. Accessioned by the V&A Museum in 1960. |
| Other number | 86.T.36 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | L.3068-1960 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2017 |
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