On the Mysteries of the Egyptians - Pimander - Asclepius

This image displays the physical state of the closed volume. The view shows the fore-edge and the top or bottom edge of the book. The paper is tanned with visible foxing, which refers to the brown spotting common in aged paper. The binding is made of a light colored, limp material, likely vellum or parchment. This material is creased and shows signs of historical wear. The spine is visible on the left, showing the structural folds of the binding.