Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Seeley and Co. Limited ; New York : The Macmillan Co. · leaf 100
Mearne.The book is an unusually fat one, and bears upon its broad front edges,under the gold, the most elaborate painting I have found in such aposition. It has the full coat-of-arms of England, with supporters,crown, and crest, enclosed in an elaborate border of flowers, cherubs, andribbons. This… … Fig. 2 1.— Euclide. Oxford, 1705. Oueen Anne. 8o ROYAL ENGLISH BOOKBINDINGS is bound in an almost identical way ; but the painting on the edge, althoughbrighter, is not to be compared with it, either for size or excellence. A note at the beginning, signed G. Sarum, says that this was the bookwhich…
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