Codex Binding
The current binding of this codex (manuscript facsimile) is from the 19th century and credited to Charles Smith (C. Smith). It is described in the accompanying study guide as "light brown morocco leather...embellished with engraved gold arabesque motifs" (Labriola).
The spine contains pertinent information regarding the original manuscript including the author's name and title of the volume on the top: "Aesopi Fabulae Graece", the material used (in this case, vellum), and the century of its completion on the bottom: "M.S. Memb. Saec. 15" (Labriola).