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La sainte Bible du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament
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La sainte Bible du Vieux et du Nouveau Testament
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Style: Peasant, floral, coloured vellum|All over design|Star|Cherubs head; Caption: Upper cover; Colour: White / cream; Edge: Gauffered|Gilt
Date Binding: 18c
Medium Decorative Technique: Tooled in gold|Painted; Cover Material: Parchment (may include vellum)
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Place of creation Binding: Switzerland
Object history Text: 1731; Bern; Unspecified
Notes The binding has been dated to c1731. Possibly made in Bern. Smooth spine. Bevelled wooden boards. Decorated paper endleaves, gold embossed on yellow background, floral design. Green ribbon marker. Gauffered at spine edges and corners of text block only.
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Foot, The Henry Davis Gift.

Foot Bookbinders at work for desciption of how designs were applied.
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