Keywords: Commentarius in raptum Proserpinae Cl. Claudiani - Upper cover (Davis787).jpg Style Knotwork/ropework Lozenge or diamond Panel design; Caption Upper cover; Colour Brown; Edge Title on tail edge Plain exhibition history Decorative Technique Tooled in blind; Cover Material Goatskin includes morocco turkey etc Possibly made in Milan c1501 May be hair sheep Sewn with a long stitch visible on outside of spine Ms note; B n Josephi Salaroli de Bon a' Macchi states; Lombardy 1525-1550 See border T de Marinis La legatura artistica III p 19-20 n 2566 A pl A4 object history Text 1501; Milan; Unspecified object type Cc-zero place of creation Binding Italy place of discovery M M Foot The Henry Davis Gift vol III London 2010 British Library image http //www bl uk/catalogues/bookbindings/LargeImage aspx RecordId 020-000004942 ImageId ImageId 42076 Copyright BL Commentarius in raptum Proserpinae Cl Claudiani Uploaded with GWToolset Commentarius in raptum Proserpinae Cl Claudiani - Upper cover Davis787 http //www webarchive org uk/bldatasets/bindings/6653_4 jpg Bookbinding 16th-century bookbinding British Library Bookbindings |