Psalmorum Libre (in Greek)
Psalmorum Libre (in Greek)
Binder
Le Gascon style binding
Date1584
Dimensions3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.
ClassificationBooks
Object number
1925.4
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Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Art of the Bible, The Bible as Art, Hitchcock Gallery, Nov, 2001-Jan. 2002.Label TextThe Gascon style book binding, known as "pointillé," is the name associated with a luxurious decoration introduced in France in the early seventeenth century. Characteristics include interlaced bands, enclosing geometrical compartments, combined with elaborate lines and curves. The identity of the actual binder for this tiny book is not known.- Works on Paper
Plantin Press, Antwerp [First book printed by Christopher Plantin], Flemish
1555
Plantin Press, Antwerp, 1621 (Baltasar Moretum, Johannes Moreti, Io. Meruiseum)
1621
Ex Officina Plantinianaa, Apud Viduam & Ioannem Moretum, Antwerp, 1595
1595
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