Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 168
d ; on the other hand,in Germany and the LowCountries colour was oftenoverdone and the result isgarish. Until the time of SamuelMearne, towards the end of theseventeenth century, all edgepaintings were done on theedges of the leaves simplypressed solidly together, butMearne invented a new fashionof… … EiG. 73.—German forage deco-ration in gold and colour.The arms of Nuremberg(1566). 146 THE BOOK: ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT and so in all instances of this kind the upper and loweredges are left plain. Mearne had his book forwarded, finished, and the edgesgilded before beginning his painting. Then…
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