Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 237
git, and which are credited to John Day, but it is by nomeans certain that they were done by that eminent printer.The style of leather bindings of Elizabeths reign departedfinally from that of Berthelet, and more variety is found 214 THE BOOK: ITS HISTOBY AND DEVELOPMENT. than at any other period.… … Fig. 106.—English, inlaid and gold tooled bindingby John Day. Made for Queen Elizabeth. of white leather, toolings in gold and silver, and impressionsfrom stamps cut in arabesques. Some of these bindings arecoloured, that is to say, the arabesques, curves or flowersare painted by hand with some…
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