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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 · London, H. Grevel & Co. · leaf 288

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bindings 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… … Pig. 153.—Binding in gold, ornamented with precious stones, having been used for acover of an Evangeliarium of the eleventh century (Louvre) who for a long time were the chief dealers in books. Theseprinters were either themselves bookbinders, or were accompaniedin their migration by binders. In…

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