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Unless the grain die: PB 52-2004

Object information

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Titles

Unless the grain die

Maker(s)

Author: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo
Author: Ignatius, of Antioch
Publisher: Stanbrook Abbey Press
Illustrator: Adams, Margaret
Binder (person): Percival, George
Binder (person): Graham, Rigby
Paper maker: Mason, John Henry

Categories

Description

St. Augustine of Hippo and St. Ignatius of Antioch

Contents: S. Augustine of Hippo, The grain of wheat: Commentary on John VI, 5-13; Commentary on John XII, 24-26.--S. Ignatius of Antioch, Letter to the Romans

"Translated from the Latin and Greek texts by the Benedictines of Stanbrook.".

[8], 18, [1] p ; 31 cm.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1961

Note

"... handset in Spectrum : decorations by Margaret Adams, printed at the Stanbrook Abbey Press, bound by George Percival & Rigby Graham, limited edition of 200 numbered copies comprising 40 copies on Twelve by Eight Silurian paper handmade by John Mason, 160 copies on J. F. Head's Linda Badger handmade paper, Silurian endpapers and two half-titles, copies 1-20 & 41-60 bound in full leather, the remainder in quarter leather with paper sides."-- Colophon. Museum has copy no. 29 Quarter bound in red leather with patterned paper sides; title stamped in gold on spine and front cover.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 52-2004
Primary reference Number: 108052
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Unless the grain die" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/108052 Accessed: 2024-03-19 02:32:02

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