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Covering materials used can be from bookcloth, calf or pigskin leather, to goat leather. Colors to pick from besides black can be burgundy, navy, red, maroon, and dark green. Flexible covers that need to be limp work best in leathers. Basic satin ribbons are used. In stock colors are red, gold, black, purple, and green. Custom colors can be ordered. Stamping is usually done in gold, but silver can be requested.

Family Bibles: Price varies on these large Bibles due to their age. Spines can be reattached to the original boards, or new spines made.

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Bibles that come to us in this condition can be restored like the Bibles shown below:
Large Bible: A new leather spine was made and reattached to the original covers. The Bible was completely resewn with new decorative end sheets. The clasps were polished and reattached.
Marian Bible: The Bible was recovered using Maroon bookcloth and padding added to the front and back covers. Gold foil stamping of designs, cross, and lettering added.
Restored Family Bible: This is an example of a Bible that had the original spine separated from the original covers and reattached. All pieces were used and conditioned to make the Bible look like new again.
Before and After picture of a Roman Missale: There was extensive paper repair done with the book being completely resewn into sections. New woven ribbons were permanently added at the spine along with leather tabs of red and black leather. The leather covering is red goat.
Red Letter Edition Bible: Black goat leather on a very limp flexible cover. You can personalize your Bible by adding your name to the lower right corner on the front cover. There are 2 satin ribbons of black and gold used.
Family Bible: Before shows what the original Bible looked like with the torn cover. Natural goat leather was used making an extended lip edge around the book. The original picture was salvaged from the front cover and placed onto the new cover. The Bible was decorated with new gold foil stamping designs and lettering.
Altar Missal: The Missal measures 10 x 13". It was recovered using brown goat leather. The woven ribbons have the ends finished. The metal corners are custom ordered.

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