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The book : its history and development (1907)

Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 259

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h attribution. Thestyle is a beautiful one, and consistsof interlaced fillets enclosing grace-ful sprays of laurel or palm, and arabesque curves. Someof the finest examples were bound for J. A. de Thou, thehistorian, and bear his arms, a chevron between threegadflies, as a centre ornament. Most of… … Fig. 124.—French goldtooled .Fanfarebinding. Made forJ. A. De Thou. OENAMENTATION WITH GOLD. 237 which has been stamped all over with impressions in blackoutline, probably from a wood block, in floral or conventionaldesigns. The designs have afterwards been filled in byhand with colour stains,…

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