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The book, its history and development (1907)

Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · New York : D. Van Nostrand · leaf 58

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boards. It happened that the art of Byzantium was in itsprime just about the same time that vellum began to bearranged in sections—in book form—in contradistinctionto the roll form. So we find some of the finest examplesof Byzantine art on bookbindings. Of course it must beunderstood that these… … Fig. 46.—Mediaeval bookwith bosses, comerpieces aud clasps. 4(i THE r.ooK: ITS HISTORY AXD DF.VELOPMENT. predominant that they are generically known as Byzantinebindings. The large majority of the known specimens of this kindare no longer in company with their original manuscripts.Many of them are…

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