Layer

NameMorocco Leather in Early Modern Britain (Unlisted)
DescriptionThis layer maps the provenance of morocco leather, a luxurious bookbinding, across early modern Britain up to 1800. It is drawn from a range of library catalogues, and includes a number of approximations which are explained in detail as necessary. This layer only includes morocco bindings where the colour is not catalogued.
TypeOther
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Number of places1
ContributorNat Cutter
CreatorNat Cutter
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Contactnat@cutters.org
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LicenseCC-BY-NC-SA
Allow ANPS? No
Citation
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Latitude From
Longitude From
Latitude To
Longitude To
Date From1500
Date To1800
Date Created (externally)2022-10-27
Added2022-10-27 13:07:11
Updated2022-10-27 13:11:52

Location, Dates

Latitude
51.49941261
Longitude
-0.124873573
Start Date
1787
End Date
1800

Description

Extended Data

Binding Date SingleYear
1750
Binding Date Full
1700-1799
Binding Date Explanation
Although book belonged to Thomas Grenville, the catalogue does not mention his armorial stamp, so may have been bound for another owner in the 18th century. See BL page for example of his armorials: https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/grenville-library
Binding Type
Full
Binding Colour Simplified
Unlisted
Owner Start Full
1775-1799
Owner End Date Full
1800
Owner Date Explanation
Thomas Grenville began collecting early printed books in his twenties: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Grenville
Owner
Thomas Grenville (1755-1846)
Owner Location
Westminster, London
Owner Location Explanation
Grenville was an MP for most of later 1700s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Grenville
Book Location
Bodleian Library, Oxford
Morocco Binding or MaghrebRelated Book
Morocco Binding
Unique Identifier

Sources

TLCMap ID
tc00d
Linkback
https://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/89vilt/oxfaleph010618288
Created At
2022-10-27 13:07:18
Updated At
2023-12-11 17:49:04
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