COLLECTION NAME:
RIT CARY GRAPHIC ARTS COLLECTION
Record
Filename:
cc_2020_papiermachesp8
Identifier:
cc_2020_papiermachesp8
Title:
The coinage of the British empire : an outline of the progress of the coinage in Great Britain and her dependencies, from the earliest period to the present time
Creator:
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879
Subject:
Numismatics - Great Britain
Subject:
Numismatics - Ireland
Subject:
Coinage - Great Britain
Subject:
Great Britain - Colonies - Numismatics
Subject:
Chromolithography - Specimens
Subject:
Bookbinding - Specimens - Papier mâché
Summary:
Original black papier mâché binding with leather spine and hinges; boards pierced to expose red paper backing. Heraldic device for Britain depicting a crowned lion, a sea creature, fleur-de-lis. England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are represented by the rose, the shamrock, the thistle and the acorn respectively.
Publisher:
David Bogue
Digital Publisher:
Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Date of Original:
1855
Date of Digitization:
2020
Broad Type:
still image
Specific Type:
books
Digital File Format:
jpeg
Dimensions of Original:
24 cm.
Language:
English
Original Item Location:
SPECIMEN Papier mâché 8
Library Collection:
Bernard C. Middleton Collection of Books on the History and Practice of Bookbinding
Digital Project:
2020_0040_papiermache
Place:
England - London
Rights:
RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Notes:
illustrated by facsimiles of the coins of each period, worked in gold, silver, and copper