Balder Ex-Libris

Author : Wägner Wilhelm
Title : Romances and epics of our northern ancestors, Norse, Celt and Teuton
Year : 1907

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A charming binding in the collection is a fac-simile of a very ornate book-cover used on " Bavaria Pia," by Raderus, published in Munich, 1628. The stamp is now to be seen in the British Museum, on a book of common prayer that was owned by Charles I, though it does not contain his crest. The rectangular panel has elaborate corner pieces, animated with butterflies, and embroidered with vines, conventional flowers and caterpillars. In the center is the English coatof- arms, first, fourth, France and England, quarterly ; second, Scotland ; third, Ireland ; enclosed within the garter. On the sides of the national escutcheon are griffins, and the centerpiece is surmounted by the royal crown. The device lies within a field that is strewn with roses, thistles, and fleurs-de-lis. ...