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Gospels of Luke and John
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Monchengladbach
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Gospels of Luke and John
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Style: Single tools design|Panel design; Caption: Upper cover; Colour: Red; Edge: Yellow
Date Binding: 15c
Medium Decorative Technique: Tooled in blind; Cover Material: Leather (unspecified)
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Shelfmark: Egerton Ms 768
Place of creation Binding: Germany
Object history Text: 875-900; Unspecified; Unspecified
Notes Binding:c. 1485 stained red leather over 12th-century (?) boards, stamped with double-headed eagles, mermaids, and geometric designs; the edges are yellow. Probably by Mönchengladbach also known as Zu Warendorf Schachbrett (a) EBDB w004288, featuring s032979, s033019, s033021, s032645. Remnants of 2 pairs of clasps catching on to upper cover. Complete digital coverage available for this manuscript; see Digitised Manuscripts
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