The 'Square old yellow book.' Photographer: Griffin, William Hall
Scope & Content:
View of the front cover and spine of the book purchased by Browning in 1860, which records the Roman murder case that formed the basis of 'The Ring and the Book.' With an incomplete note in Hall Griffin's hand.
Browning's 'square old yellow book.' Title page and coat of arms of the Franceschini family. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Fine Arts, Photography of View of the book purchased in Florence by Browning, on which he based his poem 'The ring and the book.' The volume is now in the collection of Balliol College, Oxford.