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German binding, 16th century

Blind-stamped pigskin, allegorical female personification of virtues in the centre such as Spes (Hope), Fides (Faith), Caritas (Charity), Prudentia (Prudence), Justitia (Justice), Fortitudo (Courage); portraits in medaillion of famous reformers (Luther, Erasmus, Melanchthon).

Author: Johann Forster
Title: Dictionarium Hebraicum novum (Basel, 1557)
Shelfmark: H.9.21 (catalogue record)

16th centuryGermanH.9.21bindingblind stampedpigskinprovenance