The Vestibule of Comenius

The image shows the spine of an old manuscript volume bound in reddish-brown leather. The leather appears worn, showing cracks and some loss of material at the top and bottom. Two identification labels have been added to the spine:

1018 A handwritten number on a rectangular paper label at the top of the spine.

shelf mark The specific code used to locate the book in a library., bookbinding The protective outer cover of the book., manuscript spine The vertical edge of the book's binding., library label A tag used for institutional identification.