Early 19th century miniature album with symbolist micrographia Lord's Prayer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
-
Longmont , Colorado, United States
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About This Item
n.p., 1850. Leather bound. Very good. 4-1/2" x 3-1/2" Mid 19th c. album in black leather, gilt decorative frame to covers, accents to spine. All edges gilt. 71 leaves of which 23 have been decorated with pencil sketches, original watercolors, pasted engravings, pen and ink originals, and fifteen colored miniature stamps of London landmarks. Of note is a micrographic circular rendition of the Lord's Prayer measuring 3/4", within a border of handdrawn religious and Masonic symbols, the whole having a diameter of 1 -3/16"
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- Bookseller
- Little Sages Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2801
- Title
- Early 19th century miniature album with symbolist micrographia Lord's Prayer
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- n.p.
- Date Published
- 1850
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art;
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About the Seller
Little Sages Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2007
Longmont , Colorado
About Little Sages Books, ABAA
Offering antiquarian books and ephemera with focus on women, art, social history and letters.
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...