Catalogue of Rubbings of Brasses and Incised Slabs

Clayton, Muriel

2nd edition 4th imp Illus card covers. 250 pages followed by section of 72 plates. Very good clean condition. Front cover has slight curl from handling wear, internally bright and tight, no marks or damage; neat previous owner's name on bottom of title page. Originally pub by V&A Museum in 1915, this edition revised by Muriel Clayton of the Dept of Engraving, Illustration and Design. Index of Names and of Place Names compiled by Miss K. Sproule of the same dept. The rubbings are classified under: Military Costume, Civil Costume, Ecclesiastical Costume, Academical Costume, Legal Costume, Shrouds and Skeletons, Sacred Subjects, Secular Subjects, Miscellaneous and Palimpsests British Incised Slabs Continental Brasses and Incised Slabs The arrangement is chronological rather than topographical, as there is an index of place names.

Our Ref: S5594

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