Left board, tooled in gold (including central round stamp of the Baptism of Christ with Latin motto) and blind, with 2 cloth fore-edge ties
Binding: Full early calf; boards tooled in gold and blind; left board has central round gold stamp of the Baptism of Christ with motto: HIC EST FILIVS MEVS DILECTTVS [sic] IN QVO (cf. Matt. 3:17); right board has central round gold stamp of Samson killing the lion with motto: DE COMEDENTE EXIVIT CIBVS ET DE FORTI EGR (cf. Judges 14:14); 2 cloth fore-edge ties; 3 raised bands on spine; spine panels tooled in gold and blind; all edges blue.
Pictured here: Left board.
Penn Libraries call number: GC55 Ei833 564c
Left board, tooled in gold (including central round stamp of the Baptism of Christ with Latin motto) and blind, with 2 cloth fore-edge ties
Binding: Full early calf; boards tooled in gold and blind; left board has central round gold stamp of the Baptism of Christ with motto: HIC EST FILIVS MEVS DILECTTVS [sic] IN QVO (cf. Matt. 3:17); right board has central round gold stamp of Samson killing the lion with motto: DE COMEDENTE EXIVIT CIBVS ET DE FORTI EGR (cf. Judges 14:14); 2 cloth fore-edge ties; 3 raised bands on spine; spine panels tooled in gold and blind; all edges blue.
Pictured here: Left board.
Penn Libraries call number: GC55 Ei833 564c