Keywords: Il Decamerone - Upper cover (c7a1).jpg Style Armorial Cornerpiece made of small tools; Caption Upper cover; Colour Blue; Edge Gilt exhibition history Decorative Technique Tooled in gold; Cover Material Goatskin includes morocco turkey etc Folkes's crest is on the spine Folkes's library was sold by auction in 1756 George III's initials have been added later Another binding which may have this crest and cornerpiece was sold at Sotheby's 22 7 1959 lot 672 The crest is sometimes confused with that of the Baron de Longepierre object history Text 1557 ; Unspecified; Folkes Martin 1690-1754 object type Cc-zero place of creation Binding England place of discovery To research armorials see British Armorial Bindings Database sponsored jointly by the Bibliographical Society and the University of Toronto http //armorial library utoronto ca British Library image http //www bl uk/catalogues/bookbindings/LargeImage aspx RecordId 020-000012364 ImageId ImageId 45787 Copyright BL Il Decamerone Uploaded with GWToolset Il Decamerone - Upper cover c7a1 http //www webarchive org uk/bldatasets/bindings/13413_3 jpg Bookbinding 18th-century bookbinding British Library Bookbindings |