Title
English panel-stamped board,
Date
ca. 1500.
Description
This binding specimen is the upper board of an English panel-stamped binding probably made just before the reign of Henry VIII. The wooden board, retaining one original brass clasp, is covered in calfskin. The blind-stamped design features two large Tudor roses surrounded by borders of intertwining foliage and flowers made by a panel stamp. Salvaged during the early 20th century, it was later attached to a new binding, probably as an act of preservation.
Source
From the collection of Rare Book School