Featured Size does matter! A HUGE Roman Gradual binding!

Yes, very likely!

 

Ditto-Fine detective work.It's your piece but might think twice about turning into a table,unless you could manage to do it w/o harming the structure.
I'd consider it a 'museum piece'.

 

Ok it will be the IKEA then when I need a new table…

 

Lots of tables,gigantic 1600's bindings not.

 

Very true, but not many tables made of early modern bindings

 

That would be one very rare table . Allright-just hide the damn ashtrays & beer bottles !

 

always a good sign when you have what the museum has !!

screw the diamond design......those came from the same shop ...imo !

 

with the parchment still intact.......can't fake that !!!!
good find Ex !!!

 

This is a good visualization how the book was used:

 

Ex-You could build a table that was basically a shadow box on legs.Like one of those coffee tables w/ a glass-topped sliding drawer-people put shells & all types of decorative items in them.
It would be a hoot though if you could form a short term partnership w/ a antiquarian manuscript collector or museum who was in need of an elephant folio (or whatever it's called) binding to complete/create a volume.
PS-Time for me to 'butt out' & let you enjoy your artifact !

 

I agree, maybe making a coffee table out if it is maybe not the best idea. I really don’t know what to do with it in the future. There are not really museums or libraries in my neiborhood that would be interested in such a giant binding though. Maybe I will find a good use to it in the future…

 

the coffee table ,would indeed display it in a protected environment .. & grant u easy access ...if and when u need to show it to a prospective buyer..!!

 

Is a compete book rare? I just inherited a complete book with all pages and binding in tact (although admittedly not in the best condition and in need of cleaning and preservation).

 

LP75-Love to see it but yr pictures didn't show up.

 

Your photos didn’t show unfortunately. If you need help with books (before 1800) you can pm me. It is probably worth a separate topic .

 

Do you mean you inherited a similar book with the vellum pages still intact? That could be a very valuable book!

 

I certainly hope @LP75 will be back to post photos, it must be very impressive.

 

I dreamed about this book last night ...
not sure why though...

 

So you have seen it!

 

in my dreams !!!!!