Book treasuries from the past

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Il Libro della pericope di Enrico II, conservato alla Bayerische Staatsbibliothek di Monaco (Clm 4452) è un evangelistario realizzato tra il 1007 e il 1012 nell'Abbazia di Reichenau per l'imperatore Enrico II e per sua moglie Cunegonda.
Scholars Digitize Ancient Archives, Texts
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Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab) Object Name: Bookbinding Date: late 18th–early 19th century Geography: Iran Culture: Islamic Medium: Pasteboard; painted and lacquered Dimensions: Including spine: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm) W. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) Classification: Codices
Secret Kingdom
Another example of a 15th century "chain bound" tooled leather book,
That's a lovely oblong #manuscript! Measuring 49 x 32.5 cm, this is a quite monumental sacramentary! Copied in the late 9thC for the Church of #Cambrai, it's still preserved there (Bibl. Municipale MS 162). And look at those stunning ornate initials !!! #medieval #art
Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Cod. Pal. germ. 4 Rudolf von Ems: Willehalm von Orlens ; Dietrich von der Glesse: Der Gürtel (Borte) ; Peter Suchenwirt: Liebe und Schönheit u.a. (Schwaben/Grafschaft Oettingen (?), 1455-1479)
Rudolf von Ems: Willehalm von Orlens... Page 155r. Germany (Swabia) 1455-1479.