[gallery] erikkwakkel:
sexycodicology:Details from the rear cover of the Lindau Gospels.Gilt silver, enamel, and jeweled bookcover
[Probably Salzburg, ca. 760–90]
Earlier binding used as lower cover on Lindau Gospels, Abbey of St. Gall, Switzerland, late ninth century
350 x 275 mm
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1901; MS M. 1
Source: http://j.mp/1eJFIlc
A book cover that looks like jewelry. And it’s over a thousand years old! Awesome.
