MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 132

Binding

13th century, second half, German (as MS.): thick wood boards, bevelled; plain brown leather; two strap-and-pin fastenings with lost leather straps running from metal pins on front to lost pegs near centre back; traces of lost metal fittings for 4(?)+1 bosses on each cover, for a chain-staple at front cover top centre, and for a label-holder at back cover upper centre, where however an early parchment label survives bare, above a trace of another lost label. Rebacked in pigskin, 16th century, German?, with added paper flyleaves; gilt spine-label and lettering added, 18th century, Italian. c. 335 × 226-229 × c. 73-75 mm. (book closed).