Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 232
Fig. 101.—Cameo stamp of Apollo and Pegasus found on binding thatbelonged to D. Canevari. Italian, sixteenth century. and sometimes on a bossed piece of metal, as the Alexanderand Caesar are. When on the binding these stamps showas a depression with the design in relief within it. Many of the… … work, as many of the early stamps are, the Florentine leafand the Aldine dolphin. Then there is no doubt that many of the finest of thebindings 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…
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