Description: Late 15th or early 16th century binding alla greca. Black blind-tooled leather over wooden boards. Part of the front board missing. The leather repaired in parts with red thread. Clasps on back board. Worn paper label on spine.
Source:
Lascaris, Constantinus, Erotemata [Greek] With the Latin translation of Johannes Crastonus Placentinus, Vicenza Leonardus Achates de Basilea 14 June 1489
Century:
16th ,
15th
Exact Date: 1489-1550
Type: Binding
Height: 21.7
cm
Width: 16.4
cm
ICONCLASS
49M5 bookbinding
49M52 book with clasps
Last Edited: 2025/02/24 09:49:40
Uploaded by:Tom MacKinnon
