. . "Book cover of embroidered satin in silks, bible box, and book mark plaited with pink silk and silver threads. The Holy Bible is covered with embroidered white satin with seed pearls and coloured silks in split, long and short, needlepoint, outline, satin and Florentine stitches, French knots and couched work. On the front cover is Abraham seated with his dog beneath a tree, on the back cover is Hagar and Ishmael with trees, a bird and insects, and on the spine are five square compartments with animals and flowers. Fastens in the front with two pierced metal clasps.\n\nHard box is covered with dark blue leather and lined with blue watered silk. Inscribed in gold with 'Holy Bible / Embroidered Binding / 1651'."@en . .