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| Shelfmark |
Davis425 |
| Held By |
BL |
| Country |
France |
| Period |
16c |
| Cover Material |
Goatskin (includes morocco, turkey etc) |
| Decorative Technique |
Tooled in gold; Onlaid |
| Style |
Centre and cornerpiece; Greek style |
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| Owner |
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| Author |
Augustin |
| Title |
Las Confessiones |
| Place of Publication |
Antwerp |
| Date of Publication |
1555 |
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| Notes |
2 pairs of clasps. For other French 16c bindings see Marie-Pierre Laffitte & Fabienne Le Bars, Reliures royales de la Renaissance, Paris, 1999. Macchi states; . Reproduced in M. Foot's, History of bookbinding as a mirror of society, fig. 26) and J. R. Abbey, Catalogue of valuable printed books and fine bindings, 21-23 June 1965, p. 30, lot 104, pl. 9. |
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