. Islamic influence in Regency Britain. English (London), early 19th century. Charles Hering. Green crushed goatskin; covers decorated with lozenge pattern and central floral lozenge. Remarkable doublures with lozenge patterns in elaborate borders. London craftsman Charles Hering's binding is a very late – and stylized – example of the influence of the classic Islamic centre- and corner-piece combination. Publicum philosophiae experimentum. 1800. Sturani, [author] Bodleian Libraries, Publicum philosophiae experimentum 15

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