The arts in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1886)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Armstrong, Walter, Sir, 1850-1918 · London : J.S. Virtue & Co. · leaf 478
d-^, which, at the end of eaob quire or ofeach leaf, were destined to serve an analo-gous purpose ; and the signatures^ indicatingthe place of quires or of leaves by letters orfigures; but signatures and catcliw^ordsexisted already in the manuscripts, andtypographers had only to reproduce themin… … Fig. 361.—Border employed by John of Tournes, in 1557, ornamented with Antique Masks and AllegoriealPersonages bearing Baskets containing Laurel Branches. 410 PRINTING. whicli the manuscripts were so encumbered as often to become unintelligible ;but, as it was not easy to transfer tbem precisely…
Art, Medieval · Art, Renaissance
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