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Lyra Germanica : the Christian life / translated from the German by Catherine Winkworth ; and illustrated by Iohn [sic] Leighton, E. Armitage & F. Madox Brown.

Accession number
PML 142888
Creator
Bunsen, Christian Karl Josias, Freiherr von, 1791-1860.
Published
London : Longmans Green Reader & Dyer, 1868.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
"The greater number [of hymns]...are taken from Bunsen's 'Versuch eines allgemeinen Gesang und Gebet buchs'"--Preface, p. x-xi.
T.p. printed in red and black.
"In this volume VI illustrations are by E. Armitage, A.R.A. III by F. Madox Brown, and the rest by John Leighton, F.S.A. ... Engraved by Bolton, Butterworth & Heath, Cooper, Dalziel, Green, Leighton, Pearson, Swain, Williamson, and Whymper."--T.p. verso.
Printed by R. Clay, with his device as colophon.
[2] p. of publisher's advertisements at end.
Description
xvi, 254, [2] p. : ill. (wood engravings) ; 24 cm
Provenance
Bookplate of J.N. Hart with motto "Bound to be read"; signature of Forrest Reid on front flyleaf; from the libraries of J.N. Hart and Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
Publisher's blue cloth blocked in gold and blind with red mandorla centerpiece, signed "L" and attributed by King to John Leighton.
Classification
Department