Les reliures aux armoiries de Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld

Les reliures aux armoiries de Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld. Imprimerie Saint-Paul, Luxembourg, 1978. Numbered copy 527. Good condition. Les reliures aux armoiries de Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld (1978) is a specialised work presenting and describing early bindings bearing the arms of Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld. Pierre Ernest de Mansfeld was a great lord and statesman of the 16th century, governor of Luxembourg in the service of the Habsburgs, known for his political and military role in Europe. The book looks at the history of these bindings, their making and their use as objects of prestige marking the ownership and social rank of their patron.