As many of these graduals were produced in Spain it is likely this copy is produced there too. I think that preservation or cleaning would be...
I would call it a rough but complete state hahaha. These liturgical books were made to use a lot. That is why they are almost never in a perfect...
Wow that is a fantastic book and very valuable! This book definitely needs a separate topic! What are the dimensions of the book? Do you know...
Do you mean you inherited a similar book with the vellum pages still intact? That could be a very valuable book!
Your photos didn’t show unfortunately. If you need help with books (before 1800) you can pm me. It is probably worth a separate topic .
That is difficult in this case because there are so many different editions that all look alike. What are the first and last pages you’ve got?
Some more info about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imitation_of_Christ
I think it is late 17th century. The title is De l'Imitation de Jésus-Christ. There are countless reprints out there of this book, so it cost a...
And if they are going to thrown away anyway? Why not?
You are welcome. That is the problem with Google sometimes: You can’t see the forest for the trees…
Although these books are really not my expertise, I tried to find them on this website and got quite a range of descriptions and prices. As far as...
The stamps are made of some kind of resin and then painted I think. I have a few seals (made of wax and 1 of lead) in my collection, but none as...
I agree, maybe making a coffee table out if it is maybe not the best idea. I really don’t know what to do with it in the future. There are not...
This is a good visualization how the book was used: [ATTACH]
Very true, but not many tables made of early modern bindings
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