Series: Solstice Star

Originally crafted from red morocco leather with intricate filigree and golden pointelle, the binding reproduced here has been in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France since the Second Empire (1865–1870). It was designed by an unknown Parisian atelier to hold the Pars Hiemalis (or, winter) section of the Parisian Brevarium, a book that dictated the liturgical rites of...

This beautiful jewel-toned purple and gold design is a shining star of bookbinding history. Originally crafted from red morocco leather with intricate filigree and golden pointellé, the binding has been in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) since the Second Empire (1865–1870). It was designed by an unknown Parisian atelier to hold the Pars Hiemalis (or, winter)...

This beautiful jewel-toned purple and gold design is a shining star of bookbinding history. Originally crafted from red morocco leather with intricate filigree and golden pointellé, the binding has been in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) since the Second Empire (1865–1870). It was designed by an unknown Parisian atelier to hold the Pars Hiemalis (or, winter)...

This beautiful jewel-toned purple and gold design is a shining star of bookbinding history. Originally crafted from red morocco leather with intricate filigree and golden pointelle, the binding has been in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) since the Second Empire (1865-1870). It was designed by an unknown Parisian atelier to hold the Pars Hiemalis (or, winter)...

This beautiful jewel-toned purple and gold design is a shining star of bookbinding history. Originally crafted from red morocco leather with intricate filigree and golden pointellé, the binding has been in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) since the Second Empire (1865–1870). It was designed by an unknown Parisian atelier to hold the Pars Hiemalis (or, winter)...

This beautiful jewel-toned purple and gold design is a shining star of bookbinding history. Originally crafted from red morocco leather with intricate filigree and golden pointelle, the binding has been in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) since the Second Empire (1865–1870). It was designed by an unknown Parisian atelier to hold the Pars Hiemalis (or, winter)...

This beautiful jewel-toned purple and gold design is a shining star of bookbinding history. Originally crafted from red morocco leather with intricate filigree and golden pointellé, the binding has been in the collection of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) since the Second Empire (1865–1870). It was designed by an unknown Parisian atelier to hold the Pars Hiemalis (or, winter)...