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Latin Bible with Leather Binding in the Metropolit…

02 Sep 2023 81
Title: Bible Date: 1477 (printing); 1478 (binding) Geography: Made in Nuremberg, Germany Culture: German Medium: Binding: leather (stamped & tooled) with engraved brass fittings, ink printed on paper, 1st folio hand colored in tempera, metal leaf, and shell gold Dimensions: Overall: 16 1/4 x 12 x 4 7/8 in. (41.3 x 30.5 x 12.4 cm) Classification: Leatherwork Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924 Accession Number: 24.142.2 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/466569