Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 229
now gilded impression is likelyFig. 100.—Italian gold tooled bind- & , , r. J, ing, 1514. enough to be the strongest part of the leather. I have often found old leather bindings badly worn away, but the gold tooled work and lettering still remaining in places. Thus, instead of being impressed,… … OENAMENTATION WITH GOLD. 207 But to counterbalance this possible advantage, thealbumen presents a weak point. On an old gold tooledbinding it is not uncommon to find that a golden curve ispartly gone; half of it perhaps shows no longer as athin gold line, but only as a shallow trench, hollowedout…
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