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Latitude
54.18847147
Longitude
-2.983683307
Start Date
1609
End Date
1640

Description

Sources

ID
tbeda

Extended Data

Binding Date SingleYear
1608
Binding Date Full
1607-1610
Binding Date Explanation
Bible appears to be a Geneva Bible, printed by Robert Barker before the King James Version (1611). Elaborately decorated to commemorate first owner's deathbed bequest in 1607, so probably bound for second owner shortly after bequest.
Binding Type
Full
Binding Colour Simplified
Green
Owner Start Full
1607-1610
Owner End Date Full
1640
Owner Date Explanation
Death date provided in catalogue.
Owner
George Preston (d. 1640)
Owner Location
Holker Hall, Cark, Cumbria
Owner Location Explanation
Owner's family seat listed in Yale BAC page: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:9319785
Book Location
Yale Center for British Art
Morocco Binding or MaghrebRelated Book
Morocco Binding
Unique Identifier