"painted" bindings ( "painted" leather )
1. A late 17th and early 18th century method of
ornamenting the covers of books, consisting of
landscapes "painted" with a chemical (possibly an
iron salt, e.g., ferrous sulfate) on the cover or
covers. The paintings were usually executed on
fawn-colored leathers that had been paste-washed.
See also: EDWARDS OF
HALIFAX . 2. Leather and vellum bindings of
the mid and late 16th century, which were tooled
and painted in various colors, including gold,
silver, green, purple, red, etc. (124 , 236 , 347 )
![[CoOL]](/icons/sm_cool.gif){kind=icon}