"' Embroidered binding "', also referred to as needlework or textile binding, describes a book bound in textile, decorated with a design on both covers created for the individual book.
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The Queen Mary Psalter is noted for its ornate, embroidered binding, executed on crimson velvet under Mary I; " on each side is a large conventional pomegranate-flower worked on fine linen in coloured silks and gold thread . " Queen Mary used the pomegranate as a memento for her mother, Catherine of Aragon, and the entire binding was probably done " by her own direction . " The remaining clasp plates are engraved with images pertaining to the House of Tudor.