A needlework book binding, in coloured silks and gilt threads, the front and back with an oval vignette, both with religious scenes, one with a seated king, the other with an angel addressing a man by a river, the top corners of the reverse filled with heralding angels, the bottom with lions, the front with putti at the top and dogs below, the spine three panels--9½in x 7in., framed and glazed, English, early 17th century