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
Ok it will be the IKEA then when I need a new table…
Yes, very likely!
I found a very similar copy in the University of Illinois with the same size! Even the copper clasps, bosses and corner pieces match. According...
This is how massive this binding is! As @bosko69 said: the size of a small door. [ATTACH]
I don’t know if my binding would be that expensive, because of the size and weight. It is hard to store. Maybe I should transfer it into a table…
A tiny (22 in /55.88 cm) version of a similar binding for sale. Not much extra info though, except my buy was a bit of a bargain…...
Music sheets of this size are very rare and expensive. I have a few pages in my collection, but they aren't the right size. If I would replace...
The cathedral where the binding was bought has a museum where this book stand is displayed. I really can imagine a book like mine on there for all...
No she was an older lady and this binding was stored in the attic for decades.
Sometimes I find an intriguing book for sale online. This time I purchased a binding of a so called Roman Gradual (Graduale Romanum in Latin)....
Why not collect books for their color? If you are passionate about it, than it’s perfect! Maybe not your or mine passion, but that is probably...
For me it is a pity the article mainly focuses on the monetary value of old books as a reason to collect them. For me personally the historical...
To show how important this bible is, here a short movieclip about the book by Christie’s auctioneers....
In an online auction I bought this copper engraving together with two other engravings. It depicts the bible story of Pontius Pilate who showed...
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