Seen: At the swap meet

Cover - beveled areas stand up about 10mm

I'm certainly no true believer, but I do appreciate a lot of the art and architecture created in the name of our world's religions. Case in point: This huge - probably a good five inches thick - and profusely illustrated bible I came across at the swap meet a couple weeks back. It was in rough shape and the binding was falling apart, but that didn't take away from the spectacular gilt inlaid cover or the incredibly detailed black and white plates, most likely reproductions of etchings, scattered throughout the book. They wanted eighty bucks for it, so I just snapped a few pics with my phone. Click photos for larger versions.

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