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Bouchot, Henri,1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C.(Edward Clements),1838?-1899, Grevel, H, Einsle, Anton,1848-1897 · London, H. Grevel & Co. · leaf 112
of a great Frenchpublisher of the fifteenth century. According to this docu-ment, Verard did not disdain to put his own hand to thework, even to carrying the book to the house of his patron ifhe happened to be a man of consequence. It is an accountof Charles de Valois-Angoulcme, father of Francis… … the Heures en Francois,each with illuminationsand binding. In the tj&detail ol expenses s - ^- _- ..-\ Yerard omits nothing.He reckons the parch-ment at three sous fourdeniers the sheet, thepainted and illuminatedfigures at one ecu thelarge and live sols thejj small. We give here .Jargctmqtggtg…
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