MAKE A MEME View Large Image La Testudine, etc - Spine (c67a20).jpg Style Unspecified; Caption Spine; Colour Unspecified; Edge Unspecified exhibition history Decorative Technique Unspecified; Cover Material Unspecified The Rome binding is from the the 'Rospigliosi ...
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Keywords: La Testudine, etc - Spine (c67a20).jpg Style Unspecified; Caption Spine; Colour Unspecified; Edge Unspecified exhibition history Decorative Technique Unspecified; Cover Material Unspecified The Rome binding is from the the 'Rospigliosi bindery' formerly known under that name in recognition of its main patron Cardinal Giulio Rospigliosi but subsequently identified by Josè Ruysschaert as being the workshop of Gregorio and Giovanni Andreoli Active from around 1630 it was one of the busiest and most celebrated Roman shops of the seventeenth century Its patrons included Alexander VII who named Gregorio 'Vatican Binder for life' and several other popes along with noble families such as the Medici and Borghese lot 325 Bonhams London Knightsbridge The Library of the late Hugh Selbourne M D Part One 25 Mar 2015 object history Text 1669; Rome; Unspecified object type Cc-zero place of creation Binding Italy place of discovery Unspecified British Library image http //www bl uk/catalogues/bookbindings/LargeImage aspx RecordId 020-000019310 ImageId ImageId 57634 Copyright BL La Testudine etc Uploaded with GWToolset La Testudine etc - Spine c67a20 http //www webarchive org uk/bldatasets/bindings/c67a20spine jpg Bookbinding 17th-century bookbinding British Library Bookbindings
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