Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Constable · leaf 59
o be, safe in a great local museum. To be able to judge whether these bindings are genuine,a librarian must be an antiquary, a goldsmith and silver-smith, skilled both in repousse work, engraving and castwork, a gem cutter, an enameller, a skilled bookbinder, andan artist, and if he fails in one of… … Europe, and some day perhaps sometraveller with sufficient knowledgeand time at his command will makesearch for them. But for the pre-sent fine and genuine examples ofByzantine bindings are of greatrarity. It is said that there arenot more than about three hundredof them known. The life historyof…
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