Quartermaine Hall

Artisan: Ellie de Lacy
Date: 2021
Inscriptions: signed with initials ‘EdL’ and inscribed with edition number ’41 / 120′ (on the last page)
Dimensions: 29 x 21 x 10 mm. / 1 ⅛ x ⅞ x ⅜ inches (height x width x depth, including cross mounted on cover)
Inventory number: 2021.084
Intended Room: Library
Category: Books

Gutenberg’s hugely important Bible is reproduced in miniature in this openable, fully-illustrated volume by master mini-bookbinder Ellie de Lacy. The book is bound in a dark brown, almost black leather with gilt ornaments and a silver cross on the front, with marbled endpapers and a selection of pages taken from the original. It is a limited edition.