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The benedictional of St Æthelwold : a masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon art: a facsimile: PB 37-2002

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The benedictional of St Æthelwold : a masterpiece of Anglo-Saxon art: a facsimile

Maker(s)

Contributor: Prescott, Andrew
Publisher: British Library

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Description

Introduced by Andrew Prescott

26, [238] p : col. ill ; 29 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2002)

Dating

Production date: AD 2002

Note

"This catalogue was issued in an edition of 850 copies and was printed on Larius Fine Art Gloss 250 gsm by KBA Planeta-Rapida 105 litho presses in six colours. Black and white illustrations were printed in four colours. The typefaces used in the body of the text are Trajan and Sabon. ... The cover and catalogue were designed by MATTHIESEN. The cover is bound in Fedrigoni Pergamenata Naturale 160 gsm. The endpapers are derived from an original marbleised paper binding on Tubera Terrae ... Taurini MDCCLXXVI..."

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 37-2002
Primary reference Number: 199824
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Audit data

Created: Monday 22 September 2014 Updated: Monday 22 September 2014 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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