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Prothro B-281

Title

Subject

Bible - Wycliffite

Description

Gilt calfskin binding. The ornate centerpiece block, dotted background, elegant cornerpieces, and the leafy hatched tool that extends out of the centerpiece indicate that it may be the work of the still-unidentified "MacDurnan Gospels Binder" (named after a famous binding at Lambeth Palace).

Creator

Wycliffe, John, –1384.

Source

Prothro B-281. [New Testament in Middle English]. Manuscript on vellum. [England: possibly London, c. 1400–1425].

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

ca. 1400–1425

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

Sixteenth

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Gilt calfskin

Collection

Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding at Bridwell Library

Citation

Wycliffe, John, –1384. , “Prothro B-281,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed November 14, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/1524.