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Binding, 16th century
Blind-stamped calf over wooden boards; rectangular frame made of two similar rolls composed of fine renaissance figures depicting 'Caritas' (a woman holding a child), 'Spes' (a man with a spade), 'Fides' (a man with a cross and a hand-bell) and 'Fortitudo' (a woman holding a large item like a milk churn) (Oldham GE.(5)), and blind-tooled fillets on covers; remains of clasps (only one full)
Author: Pierre Rebuffi
Title: Praxis beneficiorum absolutissima (Lyon, 1570)
Shelfmark: H.2.6 (catalogue record)
