Silver Filigree Mounts on Books at Skoklosters Castle and the Swedish National Museum.

 

Silver Filigree Mounts on Books at Skoklosters Castle.

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Skoklosters Book No 1. (my numbering).

17th/18th Century Silver Filigree Mounted Sharkskin Cover Notebook with Cypher.

Width 70 mm, Height 97 mm.

A notebook with five leaves of horn or el. ivory stapled with black silk. Sharkskin bindings with fittings and buckle in filigree with mirror monogram GM, in center medallion below count's crown. Lock (key missing), as well as silver-coded holes for lacing note sheets. In the back there is a place for a pen. Contains five ivory leaves laced together with black silk and eight paper leaves.

https://samlingar.shm.se/object/80EEC634-1660-49E4-8E58-3A45CFA0FD0D

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Skoklosters Book, No2.

Late 17th Century.

Silver Filigree and Silver Gilt

Height 11.2 cms.

 Three Books bound together - 

Christian Zeiss, Die Gnaden-Tafel, Leipzig 1680. 

Christian Zeiss, Für die Tafels-Gegossen Jesu Christi Tägliches Hand-Buchlein, Leipzig 1680. 

Johannes Quirsfeld, Geistliche Lieder, Leipzig 1680.

https://samlingar.shm.se/object/1FF36D2F-570B-46D5-B4C6-7A22BD7033BC

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Skoklosters Castle, Book No 3.

Silver Filigree with Silver Gilt Pressed Decorations.

Psalm Book.

monogrammed LID and MPR

Stockholm 1697.

16.7 cms.

https://samlingar.shm.se/object/EC6A39EE-A580-4F0A-A03D-6F88B1D2D2CD

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Skolosters Castle. Book No 4.

Book of Psalms.

1697

Burchardt 1697. pub. Joh Jacob Genath.

NB Construction of the Clasp hinge as in Book no 3

Height 17.3 cms.

https://samlingar.shm.se/object/6267A3EB-D1E5-4A05-81D7-7913559BC699

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Skoklosters Castle, Book No 5.

The hinge on the clasp is again very similar to the last two pictured books.

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Swedish National Museum

Book No I

Velvet Silver Filigree and Silver Git

16 x 10 x 4.5 cms

https://emp-web-84.zetcom.ch:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=78307&viewType=detailView

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Book No 2.

Note Hinges on the Clasps.

No more Information as yet.

16 x 4.9 x 5.2 cms.

https://emp-web-84.zetcom.ch:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=85077&viewType=detailView

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Swedish National Museum Book No 3.

Silver Filigree Cover

Hymn Book - 1695.

16.3 x 4.3 x 7.8 cm.

https://emp-web-84.zetcom.ch:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=5261&viewType=detailView