Fore Edge Paintings

Information from accompanying cards: The fore edges of the leaves of the book bear a fine painting of "Audley End," the mansion in Walden, Essex built by Thomas Howard, first Earl of Suffolk. Courtesy of Boston More

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Information from accompanying cards: Concealed under the gilt of the fore-edge is a painting of St. Paul’s Cathedral and bridges. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: Beneath the gilt fore-edges of each volume are fine detailed paintings. Volume II is divided into two parts: Genoa and Venice. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: The fore-edge of each volume is decorated with a painting under the gilt. On the first volume is a view of the city of Rimini. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: Each volume with a fine fore edge painting of a view of an Italian city. Florence, Rimini, Rome and Venice are depicted in that order on the four volumes. Courtesy of Boston More

Information from accompanying cards: Each volume with a fine fore edge painting of a view of an Italian city. Florence, Rimini, Rome and Venice are depicted in that order on the four volumes. Courtesy of Boston More

Information from accompanying cards: Each volume with a fine fore edge painting of a view of an Italian city. Florence, Rimini, Rome and Venice are depicted in that order on the four volumes. Courtesy of Boston More

Information from accompanying cards: With a very fine fore-edge painting depicting a series of Hindu temples situated on the bank of a river, with the domes and minarets of a Mohammedan mosque in the distance. More

Information from accompanying cards: A fine painting of a Scottish landscape appears on the fore edge of each volume. In each picture the dominant feature is a castle overlooking a lake. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: Containing fore-edge paintings as follows - Vols. I-II, A view of Eton from the river. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: Containing fore-edge paintings as follows - Vols. III-IV - Hampton Court Place; a river scene. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: A beautiful painting on the fore edge shows a view of London Bridge. Boats in full sail are to the right and left of the painting and the buildings of London are shown in th More

Information from accompanying cards: The second volume displays a view of Philadelphia in 1753. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a fine fore-edge painting on each volume. Vol. II [bears] a view of Berwick with the old stone bridge over the Tweed in the middle distance. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a very fine fore-edge painting of the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Bridge, an attractive example of the art showing the scene as viewed from across the Thames. More

Information from accompanying cards: With a beautiful fore-edge painting under the gilt, depicting London Bridge with St. Paul’s Cathedral in the back-ground. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: The first volume displays a view of New York in 1753 beneath the gilt of the fore-edges. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a very fine fore-edge painting beneath the gilt. It portrays Holy Island Castle and Lindesfarne Abbey, the monastery which was founded in the seventh century and made f More

Information from accompanying cards: The fore edge painting of St. Paul’s Cathedral and London Bridge is an unusually fine one and shows sail boats on the river and the buildings of London in the background. Th More

Information from accompanying cards: A most unusual and appropriate painting appears under the gilt of the fore edge. It is a scene in India along the shore of a river with a Hindu Temple upon a high rock, palm More

Information from accompanying cards: With a painting concealed under the gilt of each fore-edge depicting views of Italian coastal towns. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a painting concealed under the gilt of each fore-edge depicting views of Italian coastal towns. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a painting concealed under the gilt of each fore-edge depicting views of Italian coastal towns. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: Beneath the gilt of the fore-edges of vol. II is a view of Philadelphia in 1750. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: On the fore-edge of vol. I is a view of New York in 1750. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: Beneath the gilt of the fore edge is a finely executed painting of several ships at sea. A charming fore edge painting in a fine old binding. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: Under the gilt is a fore-edge painting of a seascape, showing fishermen beaching a boat. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a superb painting on the fore-edge depicting a scene of Venice. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a splendid fore-edge painting, depicting The Grand Canal of Venice, with gondolas in the foreground and buildings in the background. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With and interesting fore-edge painting on each volume. Vol. II - "Pool of London" with several boats and many buildings in the background. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: Beneath the gilt of the fore edge is a painting of the Bridge and Castle of Angelo, Rome. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a double fore edge painting of Oxford, [this] side showing the town from the river. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With an interesting and appropriate fore-edge painting of a ship sailing along a rocky coast, intended, no doubt, to represent one of Captain Cook’s vessels off the coast of More

Information from accompanying cards: On the fore-edge of the volume appears a finely executed view of Suffolk House from the river side. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: An unusually fine fore-edge painting decorates the fore-edge of each volume. Vol. II exhibits a view of the island of Corfu. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a fine watercolor painting of American interest on the fore-edge of each volume, as follows: A view of Philadelphia showing the Delaware with boats in the foreground an More

Information from accompanying cards: With an excellent fore-edge painting of the harbor entrance of Genoa showing sailing ships, harbor lights and the city in the distance. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from accompanying cards: With a fine watercolor painting of American interest on the fore-edge of each volume, as follows: A view of Albany with boats on the Hudson and buildings in the background. More

Information from book record: Fore-edge painting of the city of Rome, with the bridge of San Angelo in foreground and Hadrian's tomb at the right, the dome of St. Peter's in the middle distance. Courtesy of Bos More

Information from accompanying cards: With a very fine and charming fore-edge painting of a river scene with boats and bridge in background. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from book record: Fore-edge painting of Oxford on the Ore, showing ships and boats against the background of the waterfront and a castle in the distance. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from book record: Double fore-edge painting. [This one] of "Boston & Bunker Hill from the East." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from book record: Double fore-edge painting. [This one of] "Fort Independence from the South." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Information from book record: Fore-edge painting of the Cambridge, Massachusetts observatory as viewed from across the Charles River. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Fore-edge painting, a pendrawing and aquarelle in shades of blue, green, yellow and red,depicting a lake surrounded by mountains and on the righthand side a castle with docking place and boats. From the Special More

Fore-edge painting, a portrait of Charles II of England surrounded by (heraldic) flowers and in the left bottom the signature 'Fletcher compinxit'. From the Special Collections of the National Library of the Ne More

Fore-edge painting, the prophet Jeremiah, standing in a landscape with trees and in the background a lake with a small city on an island, while he sees the rod of an almond tree descending from heaven (top left More

Fore-edge painting, a pendrawing and aquarelle in shades of blue, green and red, depicting the Tower of London surrounded by houses and an meadow with walking people. From the Special Collections of the Nationa More

Fore-edge painting on a book of poems by Samuel Rogers

Sacred poetry : consisting of psalms and hymns, adapted to Christian devotion, in public and private / selected from the best authors, with variations and additions by Jeremy Belknap (1744–1798)

Fore-edge painting on The New Casket: a gift book for all seasons published in 1850.

Fore-edge painting on an 1833 edition of The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England by Joseph Strutt.

Style: Unspecified; Caption: Fore edge; Colour: Red; Edge: Gilt and painted

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Style: Unspecified; Caption: Fore edge; Colour: Purple; Edge: Unspecified Public domain photograph of 13th-14th-century medieval illuminated manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Style: All over design|Panel design|Lettered cover, eg intitals, titles; Caption: Top edge; Colour: Green; Edge: Gilt|Gauffered|Painted

Style: All over design|Panel design|Lettered cover, eg intitals, titles; Caption: Fore edge; Colour: Green; Edge: Gilt|Gauffered|Painted

Style: Armorial|Presentation; Caption: Fore edge and top edge; Colour: Green; Edge: Gilt, gauffered and painted

Style: Armorial; Caption: Fore edge; Colour: Brown; Edge: Gilt, gauffered and painted

Style: Fake or forgery|Armorial|Interlacing ribbon/strapwork; Caption: Edge; Colour: Brown; Edge: Gilt|Painted

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Style: Unspecified; Caption: Fore edge; Colour: Unspecified; Edge: Painting under gilt

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A Fore-edge painting . A copy of Burns's poems and a water colour painting of Ellisland Cottage and the River Nith.

Fore-edge painting . A possibly unique copy of Burns's poems and a water colour painting of the Alloway Cottage.

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