Binding Collection (#2)

Preface to Martial's Epigrammata by Merula
Two attached folios, paper, probably the endpaper and first leaf of a volume. Folio 1, which would have been the endpaper

Gregory Homilia in Evangelia (Fragment)
Single leaf of parchment, cut to size for use as a binding cover. The text is from Homilia in Evangelia by Pope Gregory I

Breviary (Fragment)
Two leaves, probably from a breviary, parchment. The leaves are from the same work but do not appear to be consecutive. Main body text in two columns in a Gothic textualis rotunda in dark brown ink

Financial Records?
Manuscript records on paper, possibly financial or legal records. Probably originally pages from a volume or volumes, they have been cut into regularly sized rectangles

Gebetbuch (Fragment)
Five leaves from a prayer book (Gebetbuch) in Middle Dutch, parchment. Consists of one bifolium and three loose leaves, probably consecutive

Charter (Fragments)
Charter recording a mortgage for a house, cut into two pieces for use as book binding material. On parchment. Text in dark brown-black ink in a gothic cursive hand

Inventory
Sheet of paper, possibly the endpaper from a book, with a handwritten list or inventory in French dated 16 February 1605. With pieces of the binding thread attached in the gutter

La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration). Illustrated magazine published in Madrid between 1869 and 1921

Andree's balloon, in gold, decorates the cover of this book. Date: 1898

An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal)
KND176627 An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal) by Viking, (6th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: outils et pointes de lance;)

The feet of Chinese women, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario
CHT265549 The feet of Chinese women, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario, published in Milan in 1819 (colour litho) by Bigatti

Sensuality, c. 1891 (oil on canvas)
CH416890 Sensuality, c.1891 (oil on canvas) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); 50.5x36.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Der Sinnlichkeit; ); Photo © Christies Images

Binding of the wolf Fenrir (colour litho)
7173297 Binding of the wolf Fenrir (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Binding of the wolf Fenrir)

Almanach Royal, 1756 (morocco leather gilt, mica, gouache)
985925 Almanach Royal, 1756 (morocco leather gilt, mica, gouache) by Derome, Jacques Antoine (1698-1760) (attr.to); 19x122.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Almanach Royal)

A Pair of Angels, 1897 (transparent vellum over painted paper with gilding)
1195360 A Pair of Angels, 1897 (transparent vellum over painted paper with gilding) by Fell, Herbert Granville (1872-1951); 24.7x21.2x1.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fell)

Machzor, Tuscany, probably Florence, 1490s (leather & vellum) (see also 488348 and 497366-89)
488349 Machzor, Tuscany, probably Florence, 1490s (leather & vellum) (see also 488348 and 497366-89) by Italian School, (15th century); 16.8x12.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

De Materia Medica by Dioscorides, edited with commentary by Petrus de Albano
CH438760 De Materia Medica by Dioscorides, edited with commentary by Petrus de Albano, published at Val D Elsa by Johannes de Medemblick, 1478 (leather, w/c & paper) by Italian School

Sphaera Mundi by Johannes de Sacro Bosco and Theoricae Novum Planetarium, published in Venice by Simon Bevilacqua
CH440500 Sphaera Mundi by Johannes de Sacro Bosco and Theoricae Novum Planetarium, published in Venice by Simon Bevilacqua, 1499 (leather & brass) by Italian School

Machzor, Tuscany, probably Florence, 1490s (leather & vellum) (see also 488349 and 497366-89)
488348 Machzor, Tuscany, probably Florence, 1490s (leather & vellum) (see also 488349 and 497366-89) by Italian School, (15th century); 16.8x12.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Jesus Christ in Majesty, enamelled book cover, 13th Century (chromolitho)
7173197 Jesus Christ in Majesty, enamelled book cover, 13th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ in Majesty, enamelled book cover)

Binding sheaves (engraving)
7192897 Binding sheaves (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Binding sheaves. Illustration for The Land of the Bible)

Erinys binding Pirithous in Hades (engraving)
7193922 Erinys binding Pirithous in Hades (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erinys binding Pirithous in Hades)

Institution of the Confession (chromolitho)
7185046 Institution of the Confession (chromolitho) by Angelico, Fra (c.1387-1455) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Institution of the Confession)

South America: Binding the wounded limb (engraving)
7186657 South America: Binding the wounded limb (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Binding the wounded limb)

Engraved silver plaque forming one of the sides of the binding of an evangeliary in the Library of Wurzburg
7173199 Engraved silver plaque forming one of the sides of the binding of an evangeliary in the Library of Wurzburg, Germany (chromolitho) by French School

Engraving in niello on gilded and burnished copper forming one of the sides of the binding of the evangeliary of
7173195 Engraving in niello on gilded and burnished copper forming one of the sides of the binding of the evangeliary of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris (chromolitho) by French School

Leatherwork, 14th-16th Century (chromolitho)
7173201 Leatherwork, 14th-16th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leatherwork, 14th-16th Century)

The Net Binder, 1881 (oil on canvas)
OVR394327 The Net Binder, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Kolstoe, Fredrik (1860-1945); 71x92 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Cover of an evangeliary from the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris (chromolitho)
7173198 Cover of an evangeliary from the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of an evangeliary from the Sainte-Chapelle)

Inside a printers shop, Germany 1619 (engraving)
3781309 Inside a printers shop, Germany 1619 (engraving); (add.info.: Inside a printers shop. Engraving from Gottfrieds Historical Chronicle, Frankfurt 1619. Tinted version.); Lebrecht History

Shaker Rug Bindings, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Ingrid Selmer-Larsen
Shaker Rug Bindings, 1935/1942

Patent of Nobility, 1591 (manuscript)
7145603 Patent of Nobility, 1591 (manuscript) by Spanish School, (16th century); 27 x 21.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; Photo: eFitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Poems from Wordsworth, 1939 (manuscript)
7145606 Poems from Wordsworth, 1939 (manuscript) by Wordsworth, William (1770-1850); 24 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; Photo: eFitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

A Room of Ones Own, 1929 (book)
7145760 A Room of Ones Own, 1929 (book) by Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941); 27 x 21.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; Photo: eFitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Friar Pedro Binds El Maragato with a Rope, c. 1806. Creator: Francisco Goya
Friar Pedro Binds El Maragato with a Rope, c. 1806

A Sammelband of 6 German theological and liturgical works, 1572-75 (leather & paper)
1268743 A Sammelband of 6 German theological and liturgical works, 1572-75 (leather & paper) by German School, (16th century); 147x96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A needlework book binding depicting religious scenes with a seated king
1767230 A needlework book binding depicting religious scenes with a seated king and an angel addressing a man by a river (silk, gilt) by English School

Upper book cover of two shooting-stars, a torch, foliage, faun on pedestal
985919 Upper book cover of two shooting-stars, a torch, foliage, faun on pedestal, putto and a leg behind a fan, 1893 (contemporary anacreontic binding of dark-blue crushed levant mor)

Lower book cover with floral design, 1886 (mainly blue with variously coloured morocco
985917 Lower book cover with floral design, 1886 (mainly blue with variously coloured morocco within the dentelle) by French School

Inside cover with floral design, 1901 (lecant morocco leather)
985815 Inside cover with floral design, 1901 (lecant morocco leather) by Meunier, Charles (1866-1940); 25.1x16.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Inside cover with floral design)

The Book of the Truth of Speech by Jean-Claude Mardrus, 1929 (leather)
CH438764 The Book of the Truth of Speech by Jean-Claude Mardrus, 1929 (leather) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); 33x23.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Binding for the book The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
985747 Binding for the book The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (chestnut levant morocco leather, green, red and black morocco leather, gilt, mother of pearl)

Large portrait miniature of Napoleon, 1896 (scarlet levant morocco leather, gilt
985738 Large portrait miniature of Napoleon, 1896 (scarlet levant morocco leather, gilt, painted miniature) by Bayntun-Riviere; 30.4x20.8

Book cover of Histoire Charmante de l Adolescente Sucre d Amour
985575 Book cover of Histoire Charmante de l Adolescente Sucre d Amour by Joseph Charles Mardrus, 1927 (red moroccan leather, painted plate with chinese lacquer) by Schmied

Front cover of The Song of Solomon, 1925 (leather)
696505 Front cover of The Song of Solomon, 1925 (leather) by Schmied, Francois-Louis (1873-1941); 25.2x17.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Un atelier de relieur au moyen age (engraving)
3629508 Un atelier de relieur au moyen age (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un atelier de relieur au moyen age)

Sewing Press (engraving)
3654619 Sewing Press (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sewing Press. Illustration for The Penny Magazine (1842).); © Look and Learn

Extra-Finisher at work (engraving)
3654618 Extra-Finisher at work (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Extra-Finisher at work)

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