Title
The Bible (Latin manuscript)
Coverage
Paris
Date
1225–1250
Description
The uniform bindings of red goatskin, gilt, with gilded and painted edges, are the work of William Matthews, Scottish-born New Yorker, who enjoyed a sterling reputation as a bookbinder in Britain and America. He bound this miniature Bible (its portability a 13th-century publishing revolution) by December 1881 for Hamilton Cole and it was first displayed at the Club on Christmas Eve 1890.
Source
Bequest of Edward Bement, 1932.
Format
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