. Gold blocked and gold tooled. French, mid 16th century. Brown calfskin; central block of gilt tooling decorated in an interlacing ribbon style, with floral cornerpieces. A contemporary inscription records this as a presentation volume to Cardinal Reginald Pole (d. 1558), Queen Mary's chief churchman. Commentarii in Haggaeum. 1557. Kimhi, David [author] Bodleian Libraries, Commentarii in Haggaeum

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