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    Manchester. The John Rylands Library, Special Collections, R33848
    Collection
    Manchester Digital Collections
    Library
    The John Rylands Library
    Date
    1608
    Language
    eng
    • Publication: Edinburgh : Printed by Andro Hart, and are to be sold at
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    Oxford. Christ Church, Library, MS 180
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Christ Church, Library
    Date
    1599
    Language
    French
    • the Book of Psalms, in French, richly bound in crimson velvet decorated with silver-thread embroidery and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 36.4
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1776
    Language
    English
    • Brown calfskin, with mottled octagonal panel in centre, flanked by gilt pillars and flamboyant rococo
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 35.12
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1771
    Language
    No linguistic content
    • Derived from European 'fan' bindings of the 17th century, it was notable for its innovative design and
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    Oxford. Bodleian Library, Broxb. 35.11
    Collection
    Digital Bodleian (Oxford University)
    Library
    Oxford. Bodleian Library
    Date
    1732
    Language
    No linguistic content
    • Scottish in the 18th century, the herring-bone style first appeared on Scottish bindings in the 1670s, and