Book binding of black leather with silver mounted, in the front in the center a silver cartouche with coat of arms without weapon, in the front in the middle a silver cartouche with coat of arms without weapon. At the rear the same cartouche, engraved with a man and a woman, giving each other the hand. Costume from around 1600. The four corners of each leaf adorned with an angel's head in a cartouche. The two locks are connected to the blades, also by engraved plates in cartouch form. One of the plates is damaged and broken. The back is broken in the middle, as a result of the insertion of a
Book binding of black leather with silver mounted, in the front in the center a silver cartouche with coat of arms without weapon, in the front in the middle a silver cartouche with coat of arms without weapon. At the rear the same cartouche, engraved with a man and a woman, giving each other the hand. Costume from around 1600. The four corners of each leaf adorned with an angel's head in a cartouche. The two locks are connected to the blades, also by engraved plates in cartouch form. One of the plates is damaged and broken. The back is broken in the middle, as a result of the insertion of a bible from 1777, which turned out to be too thick. This has been removed from it., anonymous, c. 1600, leather, silver (metal), h 9 cm × w cm
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