Calum Cockburn on X: "Working on this amazing MS today: a 10th-century German Gospel-book with a beautiful treasure binding (Add MS 21921). 😀😍 https://t.co/ojbQwdHIgC" / X
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Hidden Treasures: Jeweled Bindings in Special Collections - University Libraries | Washington University in St. Louis
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Hidden Treasures: Jeweled Bindings in Special Collections - University Libraries | Washington University in St. Louis
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Binding for the Mondsee Gospels and Treasure Binding with the Evangelists and Crucifixion | The Walters Art Museum
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Hidden Treasures: Jeweled Bindings in Special Collections - University Libraries | Washington University in St. Louis
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