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Book Cover, Italian (Sienese) Painter  Italian, Tempera on wood
Italian (Sienese) Painter
Book cover, Johann Jakob Bruglocher II  German, Silver, remains of gilding, German, Augsburg
Johann Jakob Bruglocher II
mid-18th century
Book Cover with Crucifixion Panel, Elephant ivory, champlevé enamel, copper gilt on wood support, French
French
second quarter 14th century
Book Cover with Four Durgas, Distemper on wood, Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
18th century
Book-Cover Plaque with Christ in Majesty, Copper: engraved, chased, scraped, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark and light blue, turquoise, green, yellow, red, and white, French
French
ca. 1210–20
Book Cover Plaque with Christ in Majesty, Copper (plaque): engraved, scraped, stippled, and gilt; (appliqués): repoussé, engraved, chased, and gilt; champlevé enamel: blue-black, dark, medium, and light blue; green, yellow, red, brownish red, and white, blue-black glass inset eyes., French
French
ca. 1185–1210
Book cover for Pentateuch and Five Scrolls, Tobias Schier  Polish, Silver, chased, pierced and embossed and partially gilt, German, Breslau (Wrocław)
Tobias Schier
silver: 1721–ca. 1727; book: 1699–1701 and 1700–1701
Book Cover Plaque with the Crucifixion, Copper: repoussé, engraved, chased, and gilt, Champlevé enamel, French
French
ca. 1190–1200
Book cover, Silver gilt, British
British
ca. 1621–25
Book cover for Mahzor prayer book with leather case, Giuseppe Merlini  Italian, Chased and embossed silver; leather with decorative gilding, paper, Italian, Rome
Giuseppe Merlini
Stamperia Bragadina
1755–1757
Book cover, Silver, lined with black velvet, containing a contemporary psalter, Dutch, possibly Amsterdam
Dutch, possibly Amsterdam
ca. 1610–20
Book cover, Silk and metal thread on canvas, British
British
after 1651
Book cover, Jade, China
China
Book cover, Silver filigree, silver gilt, German
German
silver 18th century, book 1731
Book cover, Silver on base metal, British, after French original
British, after French original
19th century, after 18th century original
Book-Cover, Plaster cast, French
French
15th century
Book Cover, Silver gilt, Greek
Greek
early 20th century (original dated 12th century)
Book Cover, Silver gilt, Greek
Greek
early 20th century (original dated 12th century)
Book-Cover, Champlevé enamel, copper-gilt, French
French
13th century
Book Cover, Copper-gilt, cabochons, porphyry, German
German
19th or early 20th century (mid-13th century style)
Central Panel or Book Cover, Wood, Tibet
Tibet
15th–16th century
Fragment of a Book Cover, Bone; engraved
5th–8th century
Book-Cover Plaque with Christ in Majesty, Copper: engraved, chased, scraped, stippled, and gilt; champlevé enamel: dark, medium, and light blue; turquoise, dark and light green, yellow, red, translucent red, translucent rose, and white., French
French
ca. 1200
Book Cover with Tree, Birds, and Insects, Lacquer and gouache with gold on leather
ca. 1700
Book Cover with Tree, Birds, and Insects, Lacquer, opaque watercolor, and gold on leather
ca. 1700
Book Cover Plaque with Christ in Majesty and the Symbols of the Four Evangelists, Elephant ivory, German
German
11th century
The Lion of Saint Mark (one of two appliqués from a book cover), Copper: repoussé, engraved, chased, and gilt, champlevé enamel, French
French
ca. 1200–1225
The Ox of Saint Luke (one of two appliqués from a book cover), Copper: repoussé, engraved, chased, and gilt, champlevé enamel, French
French
ca. 1200–1225
Book cover illustrated with scenes from Kalidasa’s Shakuntala, Ink and color on wood, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
ca. 12th century
Ghetto našich dnů, Mirko Tůma  Czechoslovakian
Mirko Tůma
Leo Haas
1946
Sutra or Book Cover with Phoenix and Potted Plants, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk gauze, China
China
16th century
Known as "The Book Cover", enlargement of a plaquette-medal for the Societé des Amis des Livres, Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier  French, Bronze, cast, French
Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier
before 1903
Plaque from a Book Cover or Portable Altar with Saint Thomas and the Lion of Saint Mark, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, South Netherlandish
South Netherlandish
mid to late 12th century
16th or 17th century
Prototype Book Cover, Untitled, Alice Cordelia Morse  American, Medium brown cloth covered boards with dark brown decoration
Alice Cordelia Morse
Plaque with Saint John the Evangelist, Elephant ivory, Carolingian
Carolingian
early 9th century
Book Cover (Two Flower Vases), Sébastien Leclerc I  French, Etching; second state of two
Sébastien Leclerc I
1656
Book cover with floral pattern, Anonymous , Italian, 18th century, Relief print (wood or metal)
Anonymous
18th century
Brown paste paper book cover, Anonymous , 19th century, Relief print (wood or metal)
Anonymous
19th century
Brown paste paper book cover, Anonymous , 18th century, Relief print (wood or metal)
Anonymous
18th century