MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 178

Binding

15th century, second half, Italian (as MS.): wood boards; dark brown leather, blind-tooled with lines, stamps and strapwork, spine lost; two clasps with brown leather straps and metal tips with floral patterns, running to flat trefoil-shaped catch-plates; remains of a lost chain staple at back board, lower inside corner; binding fragment (fol. i) containing Isidore, Sententiae, III.17.4–18.2, 12th century?, Italian. Rebacked with new spine and heavy repairs in lighter brown leather (cf. MS. Canon. Pat. Lat. 191), with gilt red-leather label, 18th century, Italian. 273–274 × 188–190 × c. 41–2 mm. (book closed).