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Charles I binding |
Yesterday's 17th-century portrait miniatures from the
Royal Collection paved the way for today's happy display of 17th-century bindings from the royal library
– tooled, inlaid, embossed, embroidered.
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Eikon Basilike binding |
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Cardinal Alderano Cybo binding |
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Embroidered Prince of Wales binding |
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Embroidered Charles II binding |
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Embossed leather Prince of Wales binding |
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James II binding |
Armorial binding of Charles II, open to engraved portrait and the text of
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An Appeal to Caesar : wherein Gold and Silver is Proved to be the King's Majestie's ROYAL COMMODITY / By THO. VIOLET of London, Goldsmith. Printed in the Year 1660.