Seventeenth-century Armenian style binding covering a manuscript of the Four GospelsEdessa, Mesopotamia, 1161
Item Data
Date
1697
Item Source
Mich. Ms. 141
Description
Front cover, of seventeenth-century Armenian style binding consisting of blind-tooled leather in a diaper pattern of diamonds, lozenges, and flowers over wooden boards. The front cover is covered with metal studs in the shape of a cross with an arc above and surrounded by a frame
