Bookmarks from the collection of the Novgorod State United Museum
Bookmark bound into a 17th-century Gospel
The marker has the shape of a zapona plaque with cords.
It is adorned with traditional gold-threat embroidery over satin-stitched ground and with sewn-on pearls, scattered sequins and shaggy cord.
The tassels are made by means of intricate ornamental weaving and incorporate strung sequins.
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The zapona plaque is decorated with gold and silver thread embroidery and cannetille work, sewn-on pearls, gems and glass beads; it is edged with gold-thread cord. The silk ribbon dates from a later period.
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Bookmark bound into a 17th-century Gospel
The zapona plaque is decorated with gold and silver thread embroidery and cannetille work, sewn-on pearls, gems and glass beads; it is edged with gold-thread cord. The silk ribbon dates from a later period.
