Les CL pseaumes de David escrites en diverses sortes de lettres par Esther Anglois, Françoise, Lislebourg1599.[manuscript]

General binding description: 1599 French Embroidered binding on a book of calligraphy by Esther Inglis (1571-1624).

Binding dimensions: 103 x 69 x 32 mm

Binding materials: Taupe velvet with silver and silk embroidery.

Bindings technique: Sewn on three hemp cord supports.

Headbands: Light blue and white linen thread with a front bead sewn over a rolled vellum core.

Edges: Gilt and gauffered and painted in reds and blue colors.

Endpapers: Phantasy marble paper in blue, pink, and yellow colors.

Closures: Evidence of two salmon colored fore-edge ties.

Country of binding: France

Date of binding: 1599

Provenance: Inglis, Esther, 1571-1624, calligrapher.; Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1567-1625, dedicatee.; Rosenwald, Lessing J. (Lessing Julius), 1891-1979, former owner.