Bernard van Noordwijk - Zilver voor de Zondag. 'Boecxkens met Pragtigh Sluytwerck'

Bernard van Noordwijk - Zilver voor de Zondag. 'Boecxkens met Pragtigh Sluytwerck' - Heerenveen - Uitgeverij Protestantse Pers / Royal Jongbloed - 2013 - 1st edition - 352 pp - Hardcover - 16,5 x 24,5 cm. - Design: Peter J. Jansen Grafisch Ontwerp.

Condition: Good.

Study and comparison of decorative locks and decorative fittings on Bibles and church books from about 1750 to the end of the 19th century. Illustrated with photos and reproductions in black and white and COLOUR. With terminology, glossary and index. Hardcover edition.

¶ Discussed are i.a. the many variations in book closures and the detailed shapes of the associated ornamental pieces. The differences are thus reflected by region and religion (Protestant and Roman Catholic) in the Bibles, hymnals and psalm books.