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Source Description
This sixteenth century German binding is original to the manuscript. It has brown leather over wooden boards and is stamped with designs of fleurs-de-lis, rosettes, unicorns, Cologne heraldry, and St. Paul under an arch. Holes are visible where clasps (now missing) were originally attached.
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Document identity
localId
92121
label
Binding from Aussem Hours
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obj
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object
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8
Source metadata
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92121
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object
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normalized
title
Binding from Aussem Hours
description
This sixteenth century German binding is original to the manuscript. It has brown leather over wooden boards and is stamped with designs of fleurs-de-lis, rosettes, unicorns, Cologne heraldry, and St. Paul under an arch. Holes are visible where clasps (now missing) were originally attached.
provenance
Aussem family, Cologne, early sixteenth century [1]; Marshall C. Lefferts Collection, New York, before 1901; purchased by George H. Richmond collection, New York, 1901. Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] fol. 58v coat of arms, fol. 82v kneeling donor
date
Early 16th century
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CC0
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en
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bindings
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8
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8
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
17
height
12
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 11/16 × W: 4 3/4 in. (17 × 12 cm)
Source extras
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Christian; German
med
brown leather over wooden boards
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6211
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MSS
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none
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