The bishops' brothels : a modern commentary on the original 15th century ordinances established to regulate the Southwark brothels of the Bishops of Winchester / by Brigid Gaffikin ; edited and illustrated by Mike Hudson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaffikin, Brigid, author.

Contributor:

Hudson, Mike, illustrator.

Jarvis, Jadwiga

Wayzgoose Press

Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prostitution--England--London--History.

Prostitution.

Prostitution--Law and legislation--England--Winchester--History.

Ecclesiastical law--England--Winchester--History.

Ecclesiastical law.

Prostitution--Law and legislation.

England--Winchester.

Female prostitution.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 36 cm + 1 inserted page

Place of Publication:

Katoomba, N.S.W. : Wayzgoose Press, 1994.

Notes:

Includes text of the original ordinances.

Limited edition of 20 copies, signed and numbered by Mike Hudson and Jadwiga Jarvis. Hand set by Jadwiga Jarvis in 14 pt. plantin, 18 pt. bembo and 24 pt. old English types. Printed on magnani incisioni paper (310 gsm). Copies I-IV are in full leather designer binding and solander box. Copies 1-16 bound in full woven fabric over boards with a printed label recessed into front cover and enclosed in a velveteen bag.

Linocut endpapers are an enlarged copy of a portion of the original manuscript of the ordinances held at the Bodleian Library.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.

OCLC:

221523791