Silver bible

A seventeenth-century edition of the New Testament in a binding of openwork, gilded silver over green velvet. Only a handful of these bindings dating from the second half of this century are known worldwide. The binding is exceptionally well preserved and richly decorated with floral motifs and a crowned mirror monogram. This Bible once belonged to Anna Elisabeth van der Capellen tot den Pol, daughter of the well-known patriot Joan Derk van der Capellen tot den Pol . He was the author of the pamphlet Aan het Volk van Nederland ('To the People of the Netherlands') from 1781, which was a turning point in Dutch history.

Thanks to the generous support of the Gerard Leeu Fonds and a private donor.