Bodleian Libraries, Assumption of the Virgin

An early paper-covered binding. Italian (Bologna?), c. 1491(?). Paper wrappers decorated with a woodcut image in red of the Virgin Mary within a mandorla. Although this cover lacks the book it was made for, the woodcut is another impression of one on the unique copy of the Miracoli della Madonna (Bologna, 1491), suggesting the wrapper indicated the subject-matter of the book.