18th-century English (Cambridge) gold-tooled dark blue morocco (Bb.8.30)
Gold-tooled dark blue morocco binding from the Library's copy of the of 1539. It was produced in Cambridge, ca. 1750, probably by a binder called Ed. Moore, active in Cambridge in the 18th-century, and who has work listed in the College's account books for 1748-1760. He often tended to copy the style of bindings produced by Thomas Eliot and Christopher Chapman for Robert Harley, the Earl of Oxford, with their distinctive central lozenge, but tended to use better quality leather.
17th-century English gold-tooled black morocco binding, produced for St John's College (C.1.28-29)
This edition of (London, 1662), was produced soon after the Restoration, and the copy at St John's bears a black morocco binding decorated with gold-tooling in a "rectangular" design, but also has the College's name in a central cartouche on the cover.
17th-century French gold-tooled red morocco (P.1.5)
17th-century French gold-tooled red morocco binding, the decoration being of the "fanfare" style. This style, which incorporated intricate ribbon designs and leaf sprays, was popular in France from the late 16th century, and into the 17th. From Harlay de Champvallon's (Paris, 1625).
17th-century English gold-tooled black morocco (Aa.6.49)
17th-century English gold-tooled black morocco binding, with a design that continues on the spine. From a volume containing four sermons by Anthony Tuckney printed 1654-6.
Gift of .
17th-century? English gold-tooled morocco with gauffering & clasps (T.9.51)
English morocco binding with gold-tooled design, a little gauffering on the edges of the textblock, and book-clasps, only one of which is still complete. From one of the Library's copies of the (London, 1574).
15th-century? Italian blind-tooled morocco (Ii.1.35)
15th-century? blind-tooled brown morocco, probably Italian from the of 1475, which is also illuminated. The binding has rivets for chains, book-clasps, and the impressions of bosses. The central ornament is composed of knotwork, which is typical of Venetian bindings of the time.
Bequest of .
16th-century calf with cornerpieces & central boss (Nn.6.25)
16th-century calf over wooden boards with brass cornerpieces and central boss. From a copy of Pietro Martire Vermigli's (Zurich, 1587) once owned by , physician to Elizabeth I.
18th?-century coloured paper binding with floral pattern (G.13.31)
Possibly contemporary binding of coloured paper with a floral design, from a volume containing the five parts of Thomas Crenius' work on the best books, (1704-1717).
17th-century English (Cambridge) gold-tooled stained buckskin (Qq.11.5)
Gold-tooled buck or deerskin binding with a wheel-shaped central ornament, of a type produced in Cambridge in the mid 17th century. Buckskin was usually whitened by alum-tawing, but this example is stained red. From Joseph Mede's (Cambridge, 1632).
17th-century English sheepskin binding for John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln (Kk.2.10)
17th-century gold-tooled sheepskin binding for . This binding is found on several volumes of the works of . Sheepskin was a cheap material and degraded easily, notice the tearing and scuffing on the surface here.