Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 258
chosen, andhave no necessary connec-tion with each other. Onthe bindings made forDiane de Poictiers the bowis strung. Henri HI. was an eccen-tric king, and it has been said that among other arts he learntthat of bookbinding. He lost his ladylove, and ever after-wards grieved her loss. His bindings… … Fig. 123.—French binding by NicholasEve, 1578. Made for Henri III. 1-M) THE BOOK: ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT. bindings we owe some of the finest bindings ever made inFrance to the art of Henris royal binder, Nicholas Eve. The French order of St. Michel was founded by LouisXL, in 1466, in place of…
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