Bound: Mottling and Sprinkling
Year Published: 1779
Reference: Antonio Caulin (1719-1802). Historia Coró Grafica Natural y Evangélica de la Nueva Andalucia Provincias de Cumaná, Guayana y vertientes del Río Orinco... [Madrid: s.n.], 1779. 482 p. 36 x 25 cm.
Description: Mottled calf with double blind-tooled fillet border on covers. Raised spine bands. Red leather spine label with gilt lettering and ornaments on spine.
Gift: Phanor J. Eder
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Bound: Central Ornamentation
Year Published: 1779
Reference: Francisco da Conceiçao. Director Instruido ou Breve Resumo da Mystica Theologia para Instrucçao dos Directores,... Offerecido ao Director dos Directores, Mestre, de Exemplar das Virtudes Jesus Christo Crucificado... Coimbra: Na Real Imprensa da Universidade, 1779.
Description: Bound in full red calf. Elaborately tooled ornaments and decorative borders in gilt. In the center of the covers is the royal (Braganza) arms of Portugal. Raised spine bands. Gilt ornaments, fillets and title on spine. All edges gilt. Gauffered edges.
The black on the covers could either be silver (tarnished to black) or paint.
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