Beautiful tortoiseshell binding with 18-carat gold clasps 
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Binding, N.T., PSALMS / Amsterdam, Metzler & Basting 4 works in one binding, 542, 508, 364, 94 (1) p. Contemporary Tortoiseshell binding with two 18-carat gold clasps, 24 18-carat golden nails, and gilt-edged text block, 8°. H. 6 x W. 4,10 x D. 2 inches. Dutch church book containing the New Testament, 150 Psalms, evangelical hymns, followed by the Catechism and some Prayers. Attractive binding, bound in brown with fine ochre coloured flamed tortoiseshell. The use of tortoiseshell as a bookbinding material became popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and was primarily used to bind religious texts, small Bibles, prayer books, and gift books for the wealthy middle class. The material came from exotic marine turtles and was valued due to its beauty, shine, and rarity. -The name tortoiseshell can therefore be misleading because the material has nothing to do with land tortoises. Fewer than 4 percent of the luxury bindings made in the Netherlands in the 18th century were covered in materials other than leather and vellum. These bindings were regarded as richer and were more expensive. This is even more true for tortoise shells, since they were not imported in large quantities; as a result, the material remained expensive and available only to the rich.
6500,- EUR
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