Yale Center for British Art

Title:
The drying book.
Published / Created:
[Great Britain] : [publisher not identified], [approximately 1820]
Physical Description:
1 volume ([12] unnumbered leaves) ; 43 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Large folio blank album, bound by the manufacturer in sugar paper wrappers, with printed label on front cover: "The drying book." The volume comprises 12 blank leaves, on heavy wove paper, with no watermark. It includes a silk ribbon tie on the leading edge of the rear cover. The paper is not watermarked, but the volume appears to date to about 1820. The manufacturer is unidentified.
Subject Terms:
Copying processes. | Botanical specimens -- Collection and preservation. | Botanical specimens -- Drying.
Form/Genre:
Blotting paper.