Item 24A - ‘Frontispieceana’, Vol. 1: engravings, woodcuts, etc., mainly from books, 16th–19th c.

Identity area

Reference code

Crewe MS/24A

Title

‘Frontispieceana’, Vol. 1: engravings, woodcuts, etc., mainly from books, 16th–19th c.

Date(s)

  • 1816 (Creation)
  • 16th–19th c. (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

1 volume (34 x 26 cm), containing 216 leaves. The rectos of most of the leaves, and a few versos, have printed leaves or cuttings pasted to them. Half-bound.

Context area

Archival history

Crewe MSS 24A and 24B are Volumes I and II of a series. There is no indication that the series extended any further. The contents of the books were collected by the antiquary James Ford, whose armorial bookplate is pasted inside the front cover of each,read more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

On the spine is stamped ‘Frontispieceana’ and the number ‘1’.

System of arrangement

Foliated 1–12 (the prelims) and 1–200, with three unnumbered leaves at the front and one at the back.

Conditions of access and use area

Language of material

  • English