De Magistratibus et republica Venetorum libri quinque
Gaspare Contarini
Baldo Sabini
Venice
1551
8vo (186 x 123 x 15 mm)
Inv. 0696
Catalogue N. A620
Description
The feathery leaf tool is identical with one used by the “Mendoza Binder”, who was active in Venice from c. 1535-55. However, one tool is not sufficient to attribute a binding to a specific workshop. For this reason, this binding was probably made in Venice between 1551 and 1555.
Mirjam Foot

