16th-century calf with cornerpieces & central boss (Nn.6.25)
16th-century calf over wooden boards with brass cornerpieces and central boss. From a copy of Pietro Martire Vermigli's (Zurich, 1587) once owned by , physician to Elizabeth I.
18th?-century coloured paper binding with floral pattern (G.13.31)
Possibly contemporary binding of coloured paper with a floral design, from a volume containing the five parts of Thomas Crenius' work on the best books, (1704-1717).
17th-century English (Cambridge) gold-tooled stained buckskin (Qq.11.5)
Gold-tooled buck or deerskin binding with a wheel-shaped central ornament, of a type produced in Cambridge in the mid 17th century. Buckskin was usually whitened by alum-tawing, but this example is stained red. From Joseph Mede's (Cambridge, 1632).
17th-century English sheepskin binding for John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln (Kk.2.10)
17th-century gold-tooled sheepskin binding for . This binding is found on several volumes of the works of . Sheepskin was a cheap material and degraded easily, notice the tearing and scuffing on the surface here.
17th-century English embroidered binding (Y.a.1617.1(1))
17th-century English embroidered binding with scenes of King David with a harp on the front cover, and Time with a scythe and an hourglass on the rear cover. The spine is decorated florally, and the edges of the textblock are decorated with gilding, gauffering and painting. From (London, 1617).
17th-century English marbled vellum, with gold-tooling (Oo.8.28)
17th-century English vellum, marbled with green and brown, and tooled in gilt. From a presentation copy of Peter Gunning's (London, 1662).
17th-century painted and gilt binding (Cambridge) (Bb.6.20)
17th-century English (Cambridge) limp vellum binding with decoration in gilt and hand-colouring (see G.D. Hobson Bindings in Cambridge libraries, p.116). From (Cambridge, 1623).
16th-century printed vellum fragment used as binding (Mm.14.2)
Limp vellum covers consisting of a fragment of a liturgical work printed in red and black. From Luis Mercado's (Basel, 1594).
16th-century vellum wrapper with clasp (Ff.16.10)
16th-century vellum wrapper with a brass clasp. From Paulus Soncinas' (1522).
From the Library of .
16th-century German blind-stamped pigskin (L.4.8)
16th-century German blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards. The binding is from a multi-volume edition of (1564-70). Although each volume bears a similar binding, this, the first also has the initials M.H.V.K. stamped upon it. The central panels depict Martin Luther on the front cover, and Philip Melanchthon on the rear.