The Court of Rome by Henry Cogan– HENRY HERRINGMAN 1654
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The Court of Rome Wherin is Sett Forth the Whole GovernmentThereof; All the Officers Belonging Unto It, With the value of Their Offices, as They are Sold by the Pope ……… And a Direction for Such As Shall travel to Rome, How They with most Ease, and Commoditie View all those Rarities, Curiosities and Antiquities which are to be Seen There by Henry Cogan – HENRY HERRINGMAN 1654
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
Following on from a thread and idea started by Glacierman here, I present a review of the oldest book in my library.
Translated out of Italian into English by H.C.Gent
Printed for Henry Herringman and to be sold in his shop at the Anchor in the Lower Walke of the New Exchange.
A two page dedicatory by Henry Cogan.
There are no illustrations.
Ruffled page edges.
Bound in cream vellum with a black stamped spine title.
Vellum binding overlaps and folds over the page side to protect it from damage while in the user’s pocket.
275 pages
16.2x11.2cm.
€100
This small book is designed to fit in the traveller’s pocket, and the firm vellum biding is perfectly designed to protect it from damage, while the staining indicates that it was probably well used. The internal pages are in remarkably good condition with only a few tears.
The first three-quarters of the book are dedicated to a very detailed list of the officers of the Holy Court of Rome, their duties and how they perform their ceremonies (eg. The Pope washing the feet of thepoor, the formation of the conclave to elect a Pope).
The final quarter is a guide to the visitor with ten walks described with street by street directions and advice regarding what to see in each street with details of chapels, churches, monuments and antiquities. I suspect it would be possible to follow many of these street directions today, 470 years later, although I suspect there are no longer vineyards within the city.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
A PICTORIAL REVIEW
Following on from a thread and idea started by Glacierman here, I present a review of the oldest book in my library.
Translated out of Italian into English by H.C.Gent
Printed for Henry Herringman and to be sold in his shop at the Anchor in the Lower Walke of the New Exchange.
A two page dedicatory by Henry Cogan.
There are no illustrations.
Ruffled page edges.
Bound in cream vellum with a black stamped spine title.
Vellum binding overlaps and folds over the page side to protect it from damage while in the user’s pocket.
275 pages
16.2x11.2cm.
€100
This small book is designed to fit in the traveller’s pocket, and the firm vellum biding is perfectly designed to protect it from damage, while the staining indicates that it was probably well used. The internal pages are in remarkably good condition with only a few tears.
The first three-quarters of the book are dedicated to a very detailed list of the officers of the Holy Court of Rome, their duties and how they perform their ceremonies (eg. The Pope washing the feet of thepoor, the formation of the conclave to elect a Pope).
The final quarter is a guide to the visitor with ten walks described with street by street directions and advice regarding what to see in each street with details of chapels, churches, monuments and antiquities. I suspect it would be possible to follow many of these street directions today, 470 years later, although I suspect there are no longer vineyards within the city.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the this series can be viewed here.
2Glacierman
That foredge on your binding is the same as on the binding of my Cicero. It's a wallet edge.
Nice book. Love that incredibly wordy title page for the first part.
Nice book. Love that incredibly wordy title page for the first part.
3kdweber
>2 Glacierman: "That foredge on your binding is the same as on the binding of my Cicero. It's a wallet edge."
Oh, I wondered about that. I have a relatively small vellum bound book (6 in x 4 1/2 in) that has the same bend to the covers though my book is much newer (1901). Thanks for the info.
Oh, I wondered about that. I have a relatively small vellum bound book (6 in x 4 1/2 in) that has the same bend to the covers though my book is much newer (1901). Thanks for the info.
4ultrarightist
>3 kdweber: The Essex House Press produced a few books with limp vellum binding and wallet edges.
