Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 222
redeems them from the monotony of colour which isso marked in the later German bindings in white pig skin. German blind tooled bindings are very numerous, as theart was always much liked by German binders, and whereasboth in England and in France blind tooling and stampingquickly gave way before… … Fig. 98.—German bind-ing, by J. Eichenbach.Dated 1475. 200 THE BOOK: ITS HISTOKY AND DEVELOPMENT* used bad metal. Most early German gold tooled work isnow badly discoloured for this reason. German bindings in calf are usually designed with acentral panel crossed by diagonals at considerable…
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