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Title

Facsimile of LJS 103, Reproduction of Sienese book covers.

Authors

Dot Porter, University of Pennsylvania LibrariesFollow

Date of this Version

7-31-2015

Files

Comments

19th-century reproduction of the wooden covers used in the 15th century on the tavolette della biccerna (tax account books) in the Archivio di Stato of Siena, comprising two painted wooden panels joined by a leather spine. The center of the upper cover depicts the parable of the laborers in the vineyard; the center of the lower cover has a central coat of arms flanked by four smaller coats of arms; both have gilt dividing lines patterned with repeated small punches or impressions. Worm damage visible on the inner surfaces of the covers.

Keywords

Bookbinding--Forgeries, Bookbinding--Italy, Laborers in the vineyard (Parable) Covers (gathered matter components), Coats of arms, Facsimiles, Manuscripts Digital

See More at Penn in Hand

http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6073441

Link to OPENN

http://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs103.html

Recommended Citation

Porter, Dot, "Facsimile of LJS 103, Reproduction of Sienese book covers." (2015). Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS): EBooks. 237.
https://repository.upenn.edu/sims_ebooks/237