Rhetorica Christiana...
Benson Rare Books Collection
Ambient light, front
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Ambient light, back
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Ambient light, spine view
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Ambient light, detail of opening
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Ambient light, detail of opening at tipped illustration
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Ambient light, detail of opening
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Ambient light, detail of opening
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Ambient light, detail of tail endband
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Ambient light, detail of head endband
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Ambient light, detail of green silk tie remnant
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Ambient light, detail of a possible missing endleaf
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Ambient light, cutting the overhanging linings to free the textblock from its binding
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Ambient light, cutting the overhanging linings to free the
textblock from its binding
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Ambient light, freed textblock with original endleaves and pastedowns still attached to the limp vellum case
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Ambient light, close up of manuscript waste spine linings
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Ambient light, detail of the structure of the limp vellum binding and pastedowns. This front pastedown was already completely detached.
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Ambient light, detail of remaining overhanging parchment manuscript waste lining
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Ambient light, close up of overhanging parchment lining
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Ambient light, detail of fold out illustration that has split
along the gutter fold.
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Ambient light, detail of adhered stub of fold out illustration.
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Ambient light, freed fold out illustration
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Ambient light, folded illustration Before Treatment
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Ambient light, back of folded illustration
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Ambient light, detail of opening of folded of illustration
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Ambient light, open illustration
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Raking light, front of opened illustration
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Ambient light, back of opened illustration
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Ambient light, detail of long fiber paper spine linings
over hitching
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Ambient light, detail of western, handmade paper linings
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Ambient light, detail of re-adhered original manuscript spine linings, supported on new toned long fiber paper linings.
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Ambient light, front
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Ambient light, back
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Ambient light, front, textblock removed from case
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Ambient light, back, textblock removed from case
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Ambient light, detail of spine
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Ambient light, detail of spine, textblock removed from case
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Ambient light, detail of front opening
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Ambient light, detail of back opening
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Ambient light, detail of opening
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Ambient light, detail of opening
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