Keywords: bookbindings zaehnsdorf gold tooliing historic antique photo border ceiling The eastern theme of Landor’s Poems from the Arabic and Persian (1800) is reflected in this richly decorated goatskin binding by Zaehnsdorf of London. Stamped in the centre is the armorial of Alexander H. Turnbull. The eastern theme of Landor’s Poems from the Arabic and Persian (1800) is reflected in this richly decorated goatskin binding by Zaehnsdorf of London. Stamped in the centre is the armorial of Alexander H. Turnbull. |