Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 216
probable, anyhow, thatalthough panel stamps of English design bearing theseinitials were used here, they were largely of foreign,probably Nether-landish, origin. In the early six-teenth century inEngland, heraldrywas an importantscience, and beganto show itself asa fertile source ofornamentation… … FlG. 91.—English blind stamped binding,with the arms of Henry VIII. design consists of a large Tudor rose, partly enclosed byribbon on which is the legend hec rosa virtutis de C03L0 MISSA SERENO ETERNUM FLORENS REGIA SCEPTRAFERET. At the side are two angels and in the corners the arms ofLondon and…
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