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Psalmorum Libre (in Greek)

Psalmorum Libre (in Greek)

Printer Christopher Plantin, Antwerp [Flemish]
Binder Le Gascon style binding
Date1584
Dimensions3 3/8 x 2 1/4 in.
ClassificationBooks
Object number
1925.4
Not on View
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.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, The Art of the Bible, The Bible as Art, Hitchcock Gallery, Nov, 2001-Jan. 2002.

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