#bindingwaste

Wilhelm Ihne. The history of Rome . London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1871-82.

The binding started to peel off of this 1853 book, revealing some hidden secrets - old newsprint was used in the binding! [Stein PR4809 H3 S7 1853]

Portion of a parchment leaf with Hebrew ms. text of Prophets used as binding waste The text of the large letters is taken from the Prophets, specifically Amos. The right column is cropped text from the 7th word of 2:9 through the first word of 2:12. The left column picks up at the fifth word of 2:15 and continues through chapter 3:1. Penn Libraries call number: GC55 H2798 586d All images from this book by Penn Provenance Project http://flic.kr/p/cC8zRj

Portion of a parchment leaf with Hebrew ms. text of Prophets used as binding waste The text of the large letters is taken from the Prophets, specifically Amos. The right column is cropped text from the 7th word of 2:9 through the first word of 2:12. The left column picks up at the fifth word of 2:15 and continues through chapter 3:1. [See related images below] Penn Libraries call number: GC55 H2798 586d All images from this book by Penn Provenance Project http://flic.kr/p/cC8AHS

Portion of an early parchment leaf from a liturgical manuscript, probably a breviary, used as binder's waste by Penn Provenance Project http://flic.kr/p/cN3z6Q Suu[...] [...]q [...] nel[...] ei[us]. R[esponsorium]. Euge [ser]ue bo[n]e {et fidelis quia in pauca} fuisti fide[lis] su[pra] mu{lta te constituam intra} i[n] gaudiu[m] do[mini] tui. V[ersus]. {Domine, quinque talen} ta tradidisti m[ihi]. ecc{e aliaquinque super} lucrat[us] sum. Int[ra?]. Magna plane g{ratia est quia amicus} i[n]gredit[ur] i[n]terior{a cubiculi fa} mulus foras expec{tat ad ianuam} Cui[us] ille cordis sec{reta rimatur illius} iste ex{itum} prestola{tur. Unde et in canticis} ca[n]tico{rum e}cc[lesi]a cu[m] ex{ultatione dicit} [Portion of an early parchment leaf from a liturgical manuscript, probably a breviary, used as binder's waste. Written in a Gothic bookhand with text in dark ink and rubrics in red ink; one 2-line initial in blue ink with red penwork extensions. Text beginning "Magna plane" is taken from Sermo XCIII, In natali plurimorum confessorum, by St. Maximus of Turin.] Penn Libraries call number: IC6 A100 607s All images from this book

Portion of an early parchment leaf from a liturgical manuscript, probably a breviary, used as binder's waste by Penn Provenance Project http://flic.kr/p/cN3z6Q Suu[...] [...]q [...] nel[...] ei[us]. R[esponsorium]. Euge [ser]ue bo[n]e {et fidelis quia in pauca} fuisti fide[lis] su[pra] mu{lta te constituam intra} i[n] gaudiu[m] do[mini] tui. V[ersus]. {Domine, quinque talen} ta tradidisti m[ihi]. ecc{e aliaquinque super} lucrat[us] sum. Int[ra?]. Magna plane g{ratia est quia amicus} i[n]gredit[ur] i[n]terior{a cubiculi fa} mulus foras expec{tat ad ianuam} Cui[us] ille cordis sec{reta rimatur illius} iste ex{itum} prestola{tur. Unde et in canticis} ca[n]tico{rum e}cc[lesi]a cu[m] ex{ultatione dicit} [Portion of an early parchment leaf from a liturgical manuscript, probably a breviary, used as binder's waste. Written in a Gothic bookhand with text in dark ink and rubrics in red ink; one 2-line initial in blue ink with red penwork extensions. Text beginning "Magna plane" is taken from Sermo XCIII, In natali plurimorum confessorum, by St. Maximus of Turin.] Penn Libraries call number: IC6 A100 607s All images from this book