Bodleian Libraries, The Holy Bible
Summary
Restoration flamboyance. English, late 17th century. Blueblack goatskin elaborately gold tooled with red and citron onlays. Panel with citron cornerpieces and red centrepiece with citron oval in middle, surrounded by flowers and leaves within border roll. All edges gilt with foreedge painting of flowers surrounding the text, "Search the Scriptures, 1692".
Date
1682
Source
Bodleian Libraries University of Oxford
Copyright info
public domain