Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: spine

Item Data

Date

Fourth quarter of the 13th century CE.

Item Source

Julia Miller. Tradition and Individuality: Bindings from the University of Michigan Greek Manuscript Collection. Introduction by Pablo Alvarez. With contributions by Kyle Clark. Ann Arbor, MI: The Legacy Press, 2021, 491-496. Plate 5.68.

Description

Mich. Ms. 172. Spine; note the losses of leather, the dark indigo blue of the cloth lining, and the traditional headbands.

Format

268 x 175 x 105 mm. Wooden boards, 10 mm. thick, with the fine grain running vertically, covered with leather, dark-red goatskin.