USC Illuminated Medieval Manuscripts

Binding- Book of Hours Use of the Netherlands

Contemporary binding in dark brown calf over wooden boards, 4 raised bands on back, creating 5 compartments, in each of which a small gilt ornamentation. Boards with triple blind-stamped line-borders inside which another set of triple blind-stamped line-borders with a small gilt ornamentation in each corner, on back board three of these ornamentations are missing due to the stamping used to create them, likewise a larger gilt central ornament missing on each board, showing the wooden board underneath. All four brass-pieces from the clasps are intact on the boards, but the actual ties are missing. The back has been professionally restored with leather in old style under parts of the sixteenth century leather in order to reinforce it. Binding tight with pieces of contemporary manuscript-leaves showing at the inside of boards.
 
 
Front Cover
Click image to enlarge
_
 
 
Spine
Click image to enlarge
_

This page has paths:

This page has tags: