Wallbrand Evans (who was likely trained at the Guild of Women Binders)
Five raised bands with title in gilt to the second compartment
of which this is #660
to create an oval frame surrounding the middle of the board
title and author to top and bottom
[Illuminated MSS | Fine Binding] The Temptation of Friar Gonsol E-List 23 Wallbrand Evans (who was likelyField, Eugene. The Temptation of Friar Gonsol: The Story of the Devil, Two Saints, and a Booke. A charming illuminated manuscript by Walter Cummings Allen (signed in the colophon at the rear), begun in 1909 and completed in 1926. 27pp. Written out on thick paper in black and red, with 27 small initials in gold, accented with red, blue, or green, along with 10 large initials in gold, beautifully executed in shades of red, blue, green, and yellow, with