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Title	A jar of honey from Mount Hybla
Description	The original paper cover size is 135 x 202 mm. At the base of the List of Illustrations: 'The cover designed by Owen Jones.' Both endpapers show a repeating pattern of tendrils, thin leaves and bud heads, blocked in gold on white glazed paper. On the cover, a border, which extends across the upper cover, spine and lower cover, shows twin branches which interlock to form a frame, with straps on the sides, the head and the tail. Gold is printed between the branches. Leaves (possibly passion flower) are printed in green, and cling on to the frame. On the centre of each cover, a blue jar is printed with passion flower leaves in gold. On the upper cover, the title: '\| A \| Jar of Honey \|' is printed in gold above the jar; the words: '\| from \| Mount Hybla\| ' are printed in gold below it. The jar is surrounded by an oval, formed by single green branches, crossing at the tail, with leaves in green and buds and flowers in gold. On the lower cover, the jar on the centre is supported by a plinth of multiple straps, extending upwards from the centre base. Above the jar, there are extended straps, with a pattern of green (passion flower) leaves.
Cover Designer	Jones, Owen, 1809-1874
Author	Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859
Publisher of Original	Smith, Elder and Co.
Place of Publication	London, England
Date Original	1848
Printer	Vizetelly Brothers & Co.
Illustrator	Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883
Measurements	140 x 212 x 22 mm.
Call number	PEATTIE NO.7
Material	White Paper Blue Green
Technique	Gold blocking Glazing (Coating)
Style/Period	19th century
Subject	Bookbinding--England--19th century--Specimens
Design element	Plant-derived motifs Tendrils Leaves Buds Jars Ovals Strapwork Passiflora Floral patterns Plinths
Coverage-Geographic	Europe--Great Britain--England
Resource Type	Binding
Source	Print original in the Roger and Marlene Peattie Collection
Type	Still Image
Format	Image/jpeg
Current repository	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries.
Collection	Decorative Nineteenth Century Trade Bindings
Bibliographic record	http://info.library.mun.ca/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?user_id=REMOTEWEB&searchdata1=ocm00817475{001}
Digital Date	2005
CONTENTdm file name	168.cpd