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| Keywords: Bodleian Libraries, Homiliae variae.jpg Treasure binding German late 12th or early 13th century Faded red velvet over wooden boards Upper cover fashioned from gilt metal plate sunk into wood decorated with jewels rock crystal and antique cameos; with central figure of a seated king and four evangelists worked in metal relief Jewelled or 'treasure' bindings such as were designed to be carried in procession and displayed during major church services Although both the manuscript from the Cistercian abbey of Himmerod in the diocese of Trier and the cover date from the same period scholars now doubt whether they were originally made to be together exhibition history Spine and front board source filename oulis2009-atb-0090-0 tif object history object type Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-100 cc-by-4 0 place of creation place of discovery http //digital bodleian ox ac uk/inquire/p//ac755f47-6b8a-4c81-92dc-470044389147 Digital Bodleian Template Bodleian Libraries Homiliae variae Uploaded with GWToolset Bodleian Libraries Homiliae variae http //iiif bodleian ox ac uk/iiif/image/ac755f47-6b8a-4c81-92dc-470044389147/full/ 1000 1000/0/default jpg Files uploaded by the Bodleian Libraries' Wikimedian In Residence Bookbinding | ||||
