INDEX

Appliqué work, remarks on,

24

.

Arthur, Prince of Wales, ostrich feather badge used by,

73

.

Bacon's 'Essays' (1625),

76

;

'Works' (1623), 75.

Bags for embroidered books,

16

.

Berthelet, Thomas, bookbinder and printer,

74

,

80

.

Bible, 1543 ed.,

54

;

1583 ed., 67;

1590 ed., 70;

1612 ed., 39;

1619 ed., 84;

1626 ed., 45;

1638 ed., 96;

1642 ed., 48;

1646 ed., 109;

1648 ed., 49;

1674 ed., 78.

Bibliothèque Nationale, embroidered books in the,

20

.

Bodleian Library, embroidered books in the,

25

.

Brassington, Mr. W. Salt,

1

.

Brion, Martin de, 'Très ample description de la Terre Sainte,'

52

.

British Museum, embroidered books in the,

25

,

27

.

Broiderers, hints for,

21

.

Buckingham, Duke of, portrait on 'Bacon's Essays, 1625,'

76

.

Canvas bindings,

6

,

7

,

28

-

51

.

Charles

i.

, portrait on 'Psalms, 1643,'

106

.

Charles

ii.

, badge on 'Common Prayer, 1638,'

77

;

'Emblemes Chrestiens, 1624,' 86.

'Christian Prayers,' 1570 ed.,

59

;

1581 ed., 37;

1584 ed., 65.

Christopherson, Bishop of Chichester, 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (1569),

57

.

Collection of Sixteenth Century Tracts (1536),

80

;

(1610), 72.

'Common Prayer, 1638' (other editions are with 'Psalms'),

77

.

Covers for embroidered books,

18

.

'Daily Exercise of a Christian, 1623,'

44

.

Day, John, printer,

61

.

Derome le Jeune, French bookbinder,

12

.

Dibdin's 'Bibliomania,' mention of Queen Elizabeth's embroidery in,

64

.

'Double Books,'

38

,

89

.

Dutch embroidered books,

20

.

Edges, ornamentally treated,

16

.

Elizabeth, Queen, arms embroidered,

57

,

72

,

81

;

books embroidered by, 26, 32, 33, 35, 36.

Embroidered books, definition of,

3

.

'Epistles of St. Paul, 1578,'

63

.

'Felbrigge Psalter,'

26

,

29

.

Ferrar, Nicholas,

103

.

Fitzhugh, heraldic supporter,

56

.

Fletcher, Mr. W. Y.,

1

.

Floral designs,

5

,

6

;

and on the following books: 'Miroir of the Soul' (1544), 32;

'Prayers of Q. Kath. Parr' (1545), 33;

Parker, 'De Antiq. Ecc. Britannicæ' (1572), 60;

'Prayers' (1581), 37;

'Prayers' (1584), 66;

'Orationis Dominicæ Explicatio' (1583), 67;

'Psalms,' etc. (1606), 38;

'Bible' (1619), 85;

'Daily Exercise of a Christian' (1623), 44;

'Henshaw, 'Horæ Successivæ' (1632), 90;

'Psalms' (1633), 94;

'Bible' (1638), 96;

'Psalms' (1639), 98;

'Psalms' (1641), 104;

'Psalms' (1646), 108.

Forwarding of embroidered books,

11

.

French embroidered books,

20

.

Fuller, Thomas,

103

.

Gauffred edges,

16

.

George

ii

., gift of the Royal Library to the British Museum in 1757,

25

.

George

iii

., his books largely rebound,

5

.

Grenville, Right Hon. Thomas, his books largely rebound,

5

.

Guimp, description of,

9

.

Headbands,

15

.

Henry

viii

., arms on embroidered book,

52

.

Henry Benedict, Cardinal York,

19

.

Henry, Prince of Wales, his use of the ostrich feather badge,

85

;

badge upon 'Tracts, 1610,' 73, 77, 86.

Henshaw's 'Horæ Successivæ,'

90

.

Heraldic designs,

5

,

6

;

Arms of Henry

viii

.,

52

;

Katherine Parr, 55;

Elizabeth, 57, 72, 81;

Badges of Queen Mary, 57;

Prince of Wales, 73, 77, 86;

Crest of Vaughan, 59.

Inglis, Esther, calligraphist,

85

.

Italian embroidered bindings,

19

.

James

ii

., initials on 'Bible, 1674,'

78

.

Law, Dr. W. T.,

94

.

Little Gidding, 'Needlework' done at,

103

.

Lizzarding, description of,

8

.

Macray, Rev. W. D.,

33

,

64

.

Magnus, of Amsterdam, bookbinder,

10

.

Martyr, Peter, 'Commonplaces,'

69

.

Mary, Queen, badge on 'Psalter,'

57

.

Metal threads,

8

,

29

.

'Miroir of the Synneful Soul,'

32

.

Montenay, Georgette, 'Emblemes Chrestiens,'

85

.

New Testament, 1576 ed.,

81

;

1625 ed., 42;

1630 ed., 89;

1640 ed., 101.

'Orationis Dominicæ Explicatio,' 1583,

67

.

Ostrevant, badge of the province of,

73

.

Ostrich feather badge of the Princes of Wales, origin of the,

73

;

on embroidered bindings, 73, 77, 86.

Parr, Queen Katherine, arms on 'Petrarcha, 1544,'

55

;

Prayers written by, 33.

Parker, Archbishop, 'De Antiquitate Ecclesiæ Britannicæ,'

60

.

Peacocks' feathers used in embroideries,

82

.

Pearls used in embroidered bindings: Brion (1540),

52

;

Christopherson (1569), 57;

Parker (1572), 60;

'New Testament' (1576), 81;

'Bible' (1583), 67;

'Bible' (1590), 70;

'Tracts' (1610), 72;

Montenay (1624), 85;

'Psalms' (1633), 94;

'Common Prayer' (1638), 77.

'Petrarcha, 1544,'

55

.

Pomegranate badge on Queen Mary's 'Psalter,'

57

.

Poncyn, of Amsterdam, bookbinder,

10

.

Portraits on embroidered books,

5

;

Charles

i

.,

106

;

Duke of Buckingham, 76.

'Psalms,' 1606 ed.,

38

; 1633 ed.,

91

,

94

;

1635 ed., 92;

1639 ed., 98;

1641 ed., 103;

1643 ed., 105, 106;

1646 ed., 108.

Purl, description of,

9

,

10

,

46

;

book embroidered alone with, 108.

Satin bindings,

7

,

8

,

80

-

110

.

Schreiber, the Lady Charlotte,

83

.

Scriptural designs and figures of saints used on embroidered books,

5

,

6

;

Abraham and Isaac, 86;

the Annunciation, 29;

the Crucifixion, 29;

David, 86, 99;

Jacob's Dream,

Jacob wrestling with the angel, 39, 106;

St. Peter, 45;

St. Paul, 45;

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 39.

Silk bindings,

81

.

South Kensington Museum, embroidered books in the,

20

.

Spangles,

9

,

28

.

Stitches used on embroidered books:

Buttonhole or Needlepoint lace stitch,

'New Testament' (1625), 87;

'Psalms' (1633), 95;

'New Testament' (1640), 101;

'Bible' (1642), 48;

'Bible' (1648), 50.

Chain stitch,

'Daily Exercise of a Christian' (1623), 44.

Feather stitch, sometimes called Shading stitch,

'Bible' (1626), 45;

'New Testament' (1630), 90;

Henshaw (1632), 90;

'Psalms' (1635), 92;

'Psalms' (1641), 105;

'Psalms' (1643), 106.

Satin stitch,

'Psalms' (1633), 91.

Split stitch,

'Felbrigge Psalter' (fourteenth century), 30;

'Way to True Happiness' (1639), 99.

Tapestry or Tent stitch, 28;

'Miroir of the Synneful Soul' (1544), 33;

'Prayers' (1545), 34;

'Prayers' (1581), 37;

'Bible' (1612), 39;

Ward (1626), 41.

Symbolical figures,

5

,

6

;

Faith and Hope (1625, 1648), 42, 50;

Peace and Plenty (1619, 1635), 84, 93.

Thompson, Mr. H. Yates,

41

.

Udall's 'Sermons,'

71

.

Vaughan crest, on 'Christian Prayers, 1570,'

59

.

Velvet bindings,

6

,

7

,

52

-

79

.

Victoria, Queen, embroidered book belonging to,

77

.

Wales, ostrich plumes of the Prince of,

73

,

77

,

86

.

Ward, Samuel, 'Sermons, 1626-7,'

41

.

Water-colours used on embroidered bindings,

81

-

84

.

'Way to True Happiness' (1639),

99

.

Wheatley, Mr. H. B.,

1

.

Wilton, Countess of,

33

,

35

,

64

.

Wren, Elizabeth, book embroidered by,

94

.

York, Cardinal,

19

.

PRINTED BY T. AND A. CONSTABLE, PRINTERS TO HER MAJESTY, AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, EDINBURGH: MARCH MDCCCXCIX

The English Bookman's Library

Edited by Alfred Pollard

VOLUME I

ENGLISH EMBROIDERED BOOKBINDINGS

By

CYRIL DAVENPORT, F. S. A.

VOLUME II

A BRIEF HISTORY OF ENGLISH PRINTING

By

H. R. PLOMER

VOLUME III

ENGLISH BOOK COLLECTORS

By

W. Y. FLETCHER

LONDON

KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., LIMITED

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