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Epistles of St Paul

Book
1549 (printed), 1549-1611 (binding)
Place of origin
Paris (printed)
England (binding)

Printed book, bound in limp vellum, with a single gold rule border, and with the arms of Sir Moyle Finch stamped in gold on the upper and lower covers.

Object details

Categories
National Art Library
Bookbinding
British Galleries
Object type
Book
TitleEpistles of St Paul (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Paper
Vellum
Gold Tooling
Brief description
Book, Epistles of St Paul, in Greek, printed in Paris, 1549.
Physical description
Printed book, bound in limp vellum, with a single gold rule border, and with the arms of Sir Moyle Finch stamped in gold on the upper and lower covers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 104mm
  • Width: 70mm
  • Thickness: 12mm
Gallery label
(12/12/2018)
VELLUM BINDING
with coat of arms
Between 1549 and 1611, for the Epistles
of St Paul in Greek, 1549
Limp vellum binding was an efficient way to protect books,
and lighter than stiff leather binding. This book originally
had ties threaded through the holes on the edge of the
cover. It is stamped with the arms of its first owner, the
English politician Sir Moyle Finch (about 1550-1614).

Vellum with gold stamping and tooling
Bound in England
Given by Henry J.B. Clements
Museum no. L.1779-1948
Object history
Title transliterated from the Greek.
With the printer's (serpent) device on the titlepage, and his alternative device (grafted tree) on the verso of the colophon leaf.
With the engraved armorial bookplate of T. Thornhill.
Other numbers
  • L.1779-1948 - NAL accession number
  • 38041800120412 - NAL barcode
  • CLE O23 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
L.1779-1948

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Record createdOctober 10, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1462440/epistles-of-st-paul-book/
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