Early 19th Century Large School (Mostly) Math Notebook sacred bull and there are traces of

and there are traces of old glue on the bottom of the feet

How could I resist this

as I have found a few other pieces--cabinets mostly--with very very similar marquetry patterning

Happily it is signed and dated (very specifically

Other than a few scattered stains on the back and blue ink scratches over the stamp

Early 19th Century Large School (Mostly) Math Notebook sacred bull and there are traces ofThe is by far the largest 19th century notebook I've found, almost 15 inches tall, with a heavy, handmade paper cover that makes it feel rather as if it might contain the secrets to the universe! Not so, really but it is chock full of math related information and calculations, from simple multiplication to division of decimals to the rule of three, and lots of word problems relating to miles and forms of measure and commodities of the day, which looks