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00044

Title

Subject

Contemporary bindings; New Testament

Description

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

Barker, Robert, –1645, printer.

Source

00044. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. London: Robert Barker, 1612.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

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

Seventeenth

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Sombre bound goatskin

Collection

Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding at Bridwell Library

Citation

Barker, Robert, –1645, printer. , “00044,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed March 11, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1520.