Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 177
velvetis still practised a littlein England; the ser-vice books used at thewedding of the presentPrince of Wales w^ere inred velvet with the royal monogram impressed in gold upon it.With the eighteenth century an end came to any greatoutput of bindings in velvet, canvas or satin; now and thenan… … Fig. 80.—English embroidered binding-canvas, seventeenth century. MISCELLANEA. 155 bindings were trade bindings from the beginning, withver}^ few exceptions. At first backs of paper bound books were strengthenedby pieces of ordinarj linen or calico pasted over them, thetitle being added on a label;…
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