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Title
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Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding at Bridwell Library
Description
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Selected for their beauty, quality and historical interest, these bindings exemplify the important stylistic developments of European and North American bookbinding from the late Middle Ages to the present day.
Creator
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Bridwell Library Special Collections
Publisher
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SMU Libraries
Date
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Originally exhibited February 9 - April 29, 2006
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Title
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00044
Subject
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Contemporary bindings; New Testament
Description
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This "sombre" binding of about 1680 encloses two much earlier books, the first quarto edition of the King James Bible (1612) and aBook of Psalmsof 1620. The books were trimmed significantly for this binding, and the edges of their leaves were stained black. Unusual for sombre bindings, this book has thirteen silver plaquettes.
Creator
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Barker, Robert, –1645, printer.
Source
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00044. <em>The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ</em>. London: Robert Barker, 1612.
Publisher
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Bridwell Library Special Collections
Date
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1612
Rights
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Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).
Relation
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Seventeenth
Format
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Language
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English
Type
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Sombre bound goatskin