Binding, in Crimson Leather, of a Manuscript, which Belonged to Saint Cuthbert

Charles Thurston Thompson

December 10, 1862

Albumen silver print

J. Paul Getty Museum

A close-up, eye-level view of an antique, embossed leather book cover with intricate knotwork and swirling patterns. The binding is a deep crimson color. A close-up, eye-level view of an antique, embossed leather book cover with intricate knotwork and swirling patterns. The binding is a deep crimson color. Photograph of the front cover of the St. Cuthbert Gospel, previously known as the Stonyhurst Gospel. It features raised decorative motifs, including a stylized chalice in the center and interlacing patterns within nesting rectangular frames.