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Mich. Ms. 172: Psalter: fore edge

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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 5.69.
Description
Mich. Ms. 172. Fore edge; note board grooves and two holes for edge pegs in front cover, left. Edge decoration is present, but so faint that it is very difficult to see in any light.
Format
268 x 175 x 105 mm. Wooden boards, 10 mm. thick, with the fine grain running vertically, covered with leather, dark-red goatskin.