Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 185
etal bindingswith rough enamels upon them have been made in com-paratively modern times in Kussia. These all have a strongByzantine feeling and are clear survivals of the same stylethat was in vogue in Russia in mediaeval times, and wasused not only for bindings but also for ikons and triptychs.The… … Fig. 83. in tortoiseshell andsilver. MISCELLANEA. 163 shell itself is sometimes beautifully inlaid with silver andmother-of-pearl. Some of these covers are very small,particularly the Dutch ones, and designs are sometimesimpressed upon them. Mother-of-pearl has now and then been utilised forbinding…
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