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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
Biblia Sacra, oder die Heilige Schrifft des alten und neuen Testaments.
Author:
Imprint Date:
1789
Publishing Colophon:
Wien, gedruckt bey Johann Thomas Edlen von Trattnern, k. k. Hofbuchdruckern und Buchhändlern. 1789.
Binding:
Two volumes. Full leather with tooled spines, red and green tooled labels, all red edges, blockprinted endpapers
Paper:
Two-color blockprint: green and red curly apostrophes
Analysis:
Collector's Notes:
A very disorienting design, but the repeat appears to be only a few inches square. One suspects a single block was used to print the two colors here.
Collection ID:
26.113
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