Rare and early miniature embroidered binding.

The Whole Booke of Psalmes, Collected into English Meeter, by Thomas Sternehold, Iohn Hopkins, and others.

171 (34) p. Embroidered red velvet binding covered with silver wire, 24°. Rare and early miniature binding, H. 8 x W. 5.5 x D. 2.5 cm. / 3.15 x 2 x 1 inch. Bound with silver fine wire and with brass sequins. Gold edges.

The covers are surrounded by a two-part multi-coloured border, partly interwoven with silver wire, in the corners stylised branches of golden wire and sequins, in the centre a two-coloured embroidered bouquet with flowers of silver wire and coloured metal foils. Back with a double curved two-tone border, partly covered with gold wire. Edges scuffed, binding restored. The last two pages of the Table are damaged.