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| Keywords: -Gospel book- - Spine (Add. ms 11848).jpg Style Panel design Religious miscellaneous Treasure binding; Caption Spine; Colour multi-coloured; Edge Unspecified exhibition history Decorative Technique Onlaid Jewelled Enamelled; Cover Material Wood Silver Metal Treasure binding;1st half of the 9th century; refurbished in 14th and 19th centuries Repoussé silver covers over wooden boards of Christ in Majesty on the upper cover and the Agnus Dei on the lower with foliate decoration and enamel bosses of the symbols of the Evangelists the eagle of St John and the ox of St Luke the two remaining symbols are missing in each corner of the upper cover probably a 14th-century Limoges addition Coloured stones were replaced in 1838 for Bishop Butler The clasps were also probably replaced 19th century Bone relics set within the oak boards of the cover; perhaps original object history Text c 820-c 830; Tours France; Unspecified object type Cc-zero place of creation Binding France place of discovery Unspecified British Library image http //www bl uk/catalogues/bookbindings/LargeImage aspx RecordId 020-000018404 ImageId ImageId 57073 Copyright BL Gospel book Uploaded with GWToolset Gospel book - Spine Add ms 11848 http //www webarchive org uk/bldatasets/bindings/add_ms_11848_fbspi jpg Bookbinding 9th-century bookbinding Gospel Book - BL Add11848 British Library Bookbindings | ||||
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