unadorned brown leather
England
17th Century
Recipe Details
Evidence
"Described as an “unpretencious book…bound in unadorned brown leather”"
Remarks
The recipe books are characterized as 'well-worn' (p. 28). The Hopestill Brett collection (1678) is specifically described as being bound in unadorned brown leather (p. 20). The fly-leaves of these manuscripts often contain signatures, dates of acquisition, and doodles (p. 13, p. 27).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicological examination
Visual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typeunadorned brown leather
ColorBrown
RegionEngland
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorAnonymous
CollectionHopestill Brett collection
Language
N/A
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