Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 251
ave been allowed to hold anyresponsible position. The main charm of Paynes work consists in the spareornamentation of beautiful leather with exquisitely designedand cut stamps. These stamps are said to have been cut byhimself in iron, but most of them were certainly of brass. Q 2 228 THE BOOK: ITS… … Fig. 120.—Euglish gold tooled binding, byEoger Paj^ie. to make an entire vine oval on the side of a book. Paynewas also the first great English binder to pay much attentionto the inside of the boards of his bindings. His Doublures,as they are called, often show more elaborate work than…
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