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Illuminated commonplace book

 Fonds — Volume: Dn.6.10
Identifier: Coll-2890

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Scope and Contents

Manuscript commonplace book containing sayings and prayers. Calligraphic hands, illuminated capitals, and decorated margins. The volume is mostly blank, with only six pages filled in.

Dates

  • Creation: 19th century

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 bound MS volume ; 16.2 x 10 cm

Additional Description

Custodial History

From the "Binding" collection ("Dn"), which contains printed books except for this one.

Alternative reference

Dn.6.10

Bibliography

Streeter, Jaycee (March 2025) "The Art of Writing: A Journey Through Handwriting Evolution and Imitation" https://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/estheringlis/ [accessed 31 March 2025]

Physical Description

Binding: 19th century full covers of leather over paper/card boards, decorated with gilt tooling; edges of bookblock gilt; with endpapers of marbled paper.

Material: Fine paper.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in March 2025.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Illuminated commonplace book, 19th century
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
March 2025
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

https://library.ed.ac.uk/heritage-collections
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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