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De Re Nautica Libellus (A Small Book on Naval Affair) [original]
Binding: fair to good ; some cracking ; discolouration ; wear ; bound in sheet of vellum with black and red text (rubrication)
Spine: good to fair ; seems to be bound in vellum ; some discolouration ; bottom edge damaged
Textblock: fair ;…
Spine: good to fair ; seems to be bound in vellum ; some discolouration ; bottom edge damaged
Textblock: fair ;…
Hymns of Callimachus [original]
Binding: fair to good ; full leather (brown) binding ; no detail on cover ; plain endpapers
Spine: fair to good ; 5 raised bands ; some gold tooling ; red and gold tooling in title area which reads: "HYMNS OF CALLIMACHUS" ; some rubbing ; head and…
Spine: fair to good ; 5 raised bands ; some gold tooling ; red and gold tooling in title area which reads: "HYMNS OF CALLIMACHUS" ; some rubbing ; head and…
Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera Omnia (All works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus) [original]
Binding: good ; dark red leather with gold tooling ; wear on edges and hinges ; bumped corners ; gold tooling on inside of covers bordering endpapers ; endpapers are blue fabric ; ribbon bookmark ; miniature
Spine: good to very good ; red leather…
Spine: good to very good ; red leather…
The History of the Desertion [original]
Binding: good to very good ; leather bound (brown) ; a small hole in back cover (board visible) ; some cracking ; rubbed edges ; some visible wear ; embossed border and designs on front and back cover ; end papers contain print (seem to be discards…
Histoire du Bas-Empire w/ Hidden Compartment [original]
Binding: poor ; leather binding ; front cover removed
Spine: fair ; 5 raised bands ; gold tool and design in compartments ; in one compartment it reads: "HISTOIRE DU BAS-EMPIRE" ; in another it reads: "TOM XVI" a great deal of…
Spine: fair ; 5 raised bands ; gold tool and design in compartments ; in one compartment it reads: "HISTOIRE DU BAS-EMPIRE" ; in another it reads: "TOM XVI" a great deal of…
Gutenberg Bible [facsimile ; 3 volumes]
Binding: near fine ; cream/off-white cloth ; some minor discolouration ; evidence of very light rubbing on some corners
Spine: near fine ; fabric ; gilt and black detail on all ; some very faint rubbing on sides evident only in areas with…
Spine: near fine ; fabric ; gilt and black detail on all ; some very faint rubbing on sides evident only in areas with…
Discernimento de'Spiriti [original]
Binding: fair ; front hinge cracked ; appears to be a three-quarter being with decorative paper (floral patter) ; bumped corners ; fairly worn, overall, especially on edges
Spine: poor to fair ; leather ; 6 compartments, 5 with pressed symbol, the…
Spine: poor to fair ; leather ; 6 compartments, 5 with pressed symbol, the…
Defensa de la Declaracion del Clero de Francia de 1682 [original]
Binding: good ; limp vellum binding ; laced at spine ; slightly worn ; binding on bottom left corner of inside front cover seems to be lifting, and endpaper has been lifted by the vellum
Spine: good ; faint hand-lettered text seems to read…
Spine: good ; faint hand-lettered text seems to read…
Dante's Divina Comedia [original]
Binding: fair to good ; fully bound in paper ; some wear, especially at corners and bottom front board slightly bent in at top ; markings that appear to be red ink are visible on the back board ; plain endpapers
Spine: good ; features hand-printed…
Spine: good ; features hand-printed…
Cuneiform Clay Tablet [facsimile]
Protected: in a lidded (very worn) cardboard box ; embedded in a soft material that looks like cotton on top of a synthetic material
Sticker on box reads: Oriental Institute Museum
Publishing note: writing on front and back and on parts of one…
Sticker on box reads: Oriental Institute Museum
Publishing note: writing on front and back and on parts of one…
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textures of your pandemic experience
A collaborative zine made about the FIMS community experience with the COVID19 pandemic.