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La Sagesse / de Charron. 1672
Late seventeenth-century mottled brown calf binding, with gold-tooling on both sides and spine. In the centre of both sides, the arms of William III and Mary II (England, France, Scotland and Ireland quartered on an escutcheon of pretence billetty a lion rampant [Nassau]) surrounded by the garter and surmounted by a crown. All sides of both boards tooled with vine roll. Spine divided into six compartments by raised bands, each tooled with a floral roll, now very worn. Second compartment contains additional piece of red leather with double fillet border and the title: ‘SAGESSE DE CHARRON’; third compartment contains additional piece of green leather with double fillet border and: ‘PARIS 1672’. All other compartments tooled with double fillet border, vine corner tools and a centre tool of fleurons and swirls. Tail of spine tooled with vine roll (head of spine very damaged). All edges painted with speckled design in red. Binding very similar to RCIN 1086094 (Add B 48.19), though different centre tool used on spine. | 15.5 x 3.5 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1086095
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[8], 710, [6], 710 p.
Provenance
Binding with the arms of William III. Probably the copy listed in the inventory of George III’s library at Richmond Lodge, prior to its dispersal c. 1766. In the library of George III at Windsor by 1780.
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Medium and techniques
Late seventeenth-century mottled brown calf binding, with gold-tooling on both sides and spine. In the centre of both sides, the arms of William III and Mary II (England, France, Scotland and Ireland quartered on an escutcheon of pretence billetty a lion rampant [Nassau]) surrounded by the garter and surmounted by a crown. All sides of both boards tooled with vine roll. Spine divided into six compartments by raised bands, each tooled with a floral roll, now very worn. Second compartment contains additional piece of red leather with double fillet border and the title: ‘SAGESSE DE CHARRON’; third compartment contains additional piece of green leather with double fillet border and: ‘PARIS 1672’. All other compartments tooled with double fillet border, vine corner tools and a centre tool of fleurons and swirls. Tail of spine tooled with vine roll (head of spine very damaged). All edges painted with speckled design in red. Binding very similar to RCIN 1086094 (Add B 48.19), though different centre tool used on spine.
Measurements
15.5 x 3.5 cm (book measurement (inventory))
15.2 x 9 x 3.6 cm (book measurement (conservation))
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