MS. Canon. Gr. 115

Binding

16th century, Greek, or Italian alla greca (scribe worked in Corfu to 1537 and in Venice 1537–1552): wood boards, thick, with grooved edges; polished brown leather with bold lines and blind-stamps including a diamond shape with double-headed eagle; spine plain; traces of two clasps, probably once of plaited leather, running from lower board to fore-edge pegs on front board (all now lost); elaborate endbands, curving around to form shoulders and oversewn in alternating blue and white thread. Endleaves of ‘Dutch gilt paper’ embossed in red with foliage design, added in 18th-century Italy; label of Jacopo Soranzo at top of spine; minor modern repairs. 123–125 (with shoulders 132) x 80–83 x c. 43 mm. (book closed).