Front cover: red velvet with silver repoussé of Jesus on the cross with the Virgin Mary at left and St. John at right and busts of the four Evangelists in each corner
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Title
Front cover: red velvet with silver repoussé of Jesus on the cross with the Virgin Mary at left and St. John at right and busts of the four Evangelists in each corner
Collection
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1745
Place: Hen Etiēsi [Venice]
Publisher: Para Nikolaō tö Sarō
Library Location
Spencer Collection
Shelf locator: Spencer Coll. Ital. 1745 96-530
Subjects
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Jesus Christ -- Crucifixion
John, the Baptist, Saint
Evangelists (Bible)
Genres
Book Covers
Bindings (Gathered Matter Components)
Notes
Content: Binding: Contemporary Venetian red velvet over wooden boards, profusely adorned with silver repoussé mounts: both covers surrounded by a shaped and engraved rocaille border; busts of the Evangelists with their symbols in the 4 corners of front cover, with Christ on the cross between the Virgin and St. John in center; busts of 4 prophets in the corners of back cover, with Christ rising from the tomb in center; spine covered by a panel of embossed and pierced acanthus leaves; 4 silver cast clasps with catches on border of front cover. Binding and clasps with the maker's mark L.V.
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12857190
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 384d55f0-c606-012f-da16-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1745
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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Front cover: red velvet with silver repoussé of Jesus on the cross with the Virgin Mary at left and St. John at right and busts of the four Evangelists in each corner" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1745. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/384d55f0-c606-012f-da16-58d385a7bc34
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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. (1745). Front cover: red velvet with silver repoussé of Jesus on the cross with the Virgin Mary at left and St. John at right and busts of the four Evangelists in each corner Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/384d55f0-c606-012f-da16-58d385a7bc34
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Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Front cover: red velvet with silver repoussé of Jesus on the cross with the Virgin Mary at left and St. John at right and busts of the four Evangelists in each corner" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 18, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/384d55f0-c606-012f-da16-58d385a7bc34
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