Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 232
s made for Jean Grolier were Italian. Who designedthem and who boundthem we do not know,but among the earlierexamples there is nodoubt that splendid workcan be found. They mayhave been done in theworkshop of AldusManutius, but it ratherseems that the designswere made by one man,and I think it is… … Fig. 102— Italian gold tooled bindingmade for Jean Grolier. ings are in morocco, which is sometimes marbled. Thewords Grolierii et Amicorum are always put upon suchbindings as were made for him, and the legend Portiome a domine sit in terra viventium also generallyappears in the centre of one or…
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