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Fore-edge with Flourish

Even though we’re missing out on the Rare Books & Manuscripts Section annual conference this week, we are consoling ourselves with this beautiful discovery.

All edges on this collection of 16th century Protestant tracts have been decorated in gold, red, and black. We suspect this embellishment was not contemporary, but we have not attempted to determine the book’s fancy owner. It looks like the coats of arms would provide some clues, so if you recognize them let us know and we’ll update our records!