Keywords: Silii Italii de bello punico secundo XVII, Adlus - Upper cover (6,87E+37).jpg Style Panel design Interlacing ribbon/strapwork Knotwork/ropework Lettered cover eg intitals titles; Caption Upper cover; Colour Citron; Edge Gilt exhibition history Decorative Technique Tooled in gold; Cover Material Goatskin includes morocco turkey etc Sewn on 5 raised bands Vellum pastedowns Ink ms notes on endleaves With the autograph of J A de Thou not sure if this is J A de Thou father or son May be bound by Claude Picques object history Text 1523; Venice; Grolier Jean 1479-1565 Thou Jacques Auguste de 1553-1617 Cracherode Clayton Mordaunt 1730-1799 object type Cc-zero place of creation Binding France place of discovery H M Nixon Bookbindings from the library of Jean Grolier London 1965 plate c M M Foot The Henry Davis Gift vol I London 1978 pp170-182 Annie Parent Charon Nouveaux documents sure les reliures parisiens du XVI siecle in Revue Francaise d'histoire du livre no 35 1982 pp389-408 British Library image http //www bl uk/catalogues/bookbindings/LargeImage aspx RecordId 020-000014370 ImageId ImageId 53713 Copyright BL Silii Italii de bello punico secundo XVII Adlus Uploaded with GWToolset Silii Italii de bello punico secundo XVII Adlus - Upper cover 6 87E+37 http //www webarchive org uk/bldatasets/bindings/c687e35 jpg Bookbinding 16th-century bookbinding British Library Bookbindings |