Book box made out of leather ca 1465-85 plus links to incunabula bindings overview
This looks awesome
Book Box (ca. 1465-85)
Northern Italy Lombardy
165 x 130 mm
Lovely detailing on leather, wish I had the leather skills to make one
http://www.themorgan.org/collections/collectionsPaging.asp?page=13&id=Books
Link to Incunabula bindings overview - awesome link, you can click on each for more details/large image and then even a zoom detail image, well worth the look
http://www.themorgan.org/collections/bindings/default.asp
Book Box (ca. 1465-85)
Northern Italy Lombardy
165 x 130 mm
Lovely detailing on leather, wish I had the leather skills to make one
http://www.themorgan.org/collections/collectionsPaging.asp?page=13&id=Books
Link to Incunabula bindings overview - awesome link, you can click on each for more details/large image and then even a zoom detail image, well worth the look
http://www.themorgan.org/collections/bindings/default.asp