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Wednesday, 05 October 2016 15:19

Early Seventeenth Century English Book Cover

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, has in its collection a book cover made in England, which dates to about 1634 and measures 17.8 x 12.1 x 6.5 cm. It is made of board covered with satin and embroidered with silver and silver gilt threads, with purl and coil, and with coloured silks and plaited threads.