Shelfmark
Sa1.1.13
Title
[Roman binding with an all-over border design and the coat of arms of Pope Alexander VII as a centrepiece].
Publication, distribution, etc.
Rome : [between 1655 and 1667].
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College Library on the front pastedown.
Provenance
Possibly for remboîtage?
Binding
Red goatskin over pasteboards, tooled in gold; larger leafy roll within two smaller border rolls; the centre panel divided into compartments by double fillets; the compartments filled with dots, stars and heraldic elements of the papal coat of arms (a mountain of six peaks topped with a star, a three and a star); at the centre the arms of Alexander VII; gold tooled edges of boards, turn-ins and spine; marbled pastedowns; repaired.
Added entry--name
Alexander, 1599 - 1667 former owner?
Added entry--place
Italy Rome.
Identifier
B52419