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Our copy of Juliana Berners’ The Gentlemans Academie (London, 1595) is decked out in gorgeous marbled endpapers and fancy decorated turn-ins featuring gilt-stamped tulips, making this a #MarbledMonday #BookBouquets double feature!

Originally published in 1486 with the title The Booke of  St. Albans, The Gentlemans Academie covers a broad range of topics, including falconry, hunting, and heraldy.

Berners, Juliana, 1388?- The gentlemans academie. Or, The booke of S. Albans.  London : Printed [by Valentine Simmes] for Humfrey Lownes, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules church-yard., 1595. [4], 95, [1] leaves :  ill. ;  19 cm (4⁰)

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