The book: its printers, illustrators, and binders, from Gutenberg to the present time (1890)
Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899, Grevel, H, Einsle, Anton, 1848-1897 · New York : Scribner and Welford · leaf 288
indings remain.They are of coarse aspect. The workman who tooled themcrowded his subjects one upon another. Coats of arms, porcu-pines, ermines, are treated so as to be confusing, and form amedley that is not pleasing. Very similar bindings were executedfor Francis I., but with the salamander and… … Fig. 153.—Binding in gold, ornamented vvitli precious stones, having been used for acover of an EvangcliaiiiDii of the eleventh century (Louvre) who lor a long time were the chief dealers in boolvs. Theseprinters were either themselves bookbinders, or were accompanied.in their migration by binders.…
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