File:Divinarum institutionum libri vii -and other works-. - Upper cover (Davis327).jpg
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editDivinarum institutionum libri vii [and other works]. | ||||
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Roffet, Etienne |
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Lactantius, L C Firmianus. |
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Divinarum institutionum libri vii [and other works]. |
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Style: All over design|Repeated motifs|Azured or hatched motifs; Caption: Upper cover; Colour: Olive; Edge: Gilt |
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Date | Binding: 16c | |||
Medium | Decorative Technique: Tooled in blind|Tooled in gold|Tooled in silver; Cover Material: Goatskin (includes morocco, turkey etc) | |||
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Shelfmark: Davis327 |
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Place of creation | Binding: France | |||
Object history | Text: 1515; Venice; Unspecified | |||
Notes | Bound in Paris by Etienne Roffet, c. 1535-1540. Olive-brown goatskin, compartments outlined in silver (oxidized) with a gilt fleuron in the centre. | |||
References | See M M Foot, The Henry Davis Gift, Vol. III, London, 2010; [Macchi states similar in style to an example bound by the Salel binder see M.-P. Laffitte - F. Le Bars, Reliures royales de la Renaissance, p. 57, n. 14. For another example see Musée national de la Renaissance, château d'Ecouen - Musée Condé, château de Chantilly, Livres du Connétable, p. 37, n. 22, Appien, Histoire romaine, MSS, 1510, pressmark Mss 763). | |||
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