Project Gutenberg 2012-06-18 Public domain in the USA. 163 Davenport, Cyril 1848 1941 Davenport, Cyril James Humphries Royal English Bookbindings Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Royal English Bookbindings" by Cyril Davenport is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the rich tradition of bookbinding in England, particularly focusing on royal collections from notable historical figures such as Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and their successors. It highlights the artistic and material significance of these bindings, linking them to the cultural history of the English monarchy. At the start of the work, the author presents a fascinating overview of the historical transitions and events related to the royal libraries in England. He elucidates how royal collections were both preserved and given to the nation, detailing significant contributions from various monarchs, such as Prince Henry and George III. The prologue sets the stage for a detailed examination of specific books and their bindings that reflect the personal tastes and artistic influences of English royalty from the medieval period through to the 17th century, preparing readers for an in-depth exploration of the craft and its historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40028/40028-h/images/cover.jpg en Bookbinding -- England -- History Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - British 193854 193864 2024-09-17T03:39:45.435196 2023-09-17T11:56:06.986278 text/html text/html 192854 2012-06-18T08:10:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2735239 2012-06-18T08:11:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3241506 2024-09-17T03:39:49.286181 application/epub+zip 3243879 2024-09-17T03:39:46.196188 application/epub+zip 110702 2024-09-17T03:39:45.771229 application/epub+zip 3307953 2024-09-17T03:39:51.729149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3283525 2024-09-17T03:39:48.869301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155291 2022-09-18T10:26:57.624186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168788 168598 2024-09-17T03:39:44.956174 2023-09-17T11:56:06.509284 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 168403 2012-06-18T08:10:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58898 2012-06-18T08:11:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 168451 2012-06-18T08:10:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58825 2012-06-18T08:11:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19892 2024-09-17T03:39:51.867145 application/rdf+xml 11438 2024-09-17T03:39:45.860176 image/jpeg 1974 2024-09-17T03:39:45.815201 image/jpeg 2845782 2024-09-17T03:39:45.550174 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog