The arts in the Middle Ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884, Dafforne, James, d. 1880 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 590
sembling in every respectthe finest manuscripts, were generally pre-sented to kings, princes, and great per-sonages, whose patronage or assistance theprinter sought. Nor was any expensespared to add to typography all the orna-ments which wood-enoravinoS could confer n o upon it; and from the year… … A XJ- illustrated editions, of whicli an example wasfound in tlie first Specula, especially thoseprinted in Germany, were enriched withfigures, portraits, heraldic escutcheons, anda multitude of ornamented margins (Figs.412 to 415). For more than a centurythe painters and engravers worked hand…
Art, Medieval · Art, Renaissance
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