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Royal English book bindings (1896)

Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941 · London : Seeley and Co. Limited ; New York : The Macmillan Co. · leaf 118

An illustration from Royal English book bindings, 1896, leaf 118
dragon. Since the time of JamesI. they have been a lion and unicorn. Badges are constantly found onTudor and early Stuart bindings. They are the well-known ones ofTudor origin — the double rose, portcullis, pomegranate, fleur-de-lis,and falcon. The fleur-de-lis remains longest of these. The… … Order of the Coronation of George III. and Queen Charlotte. London, 1761 George III. EPILOGUE 95 period are most diversified in styles, and the majority of the leather booksare either bound by Thomas Berthelet, royal binder to Henry VIII., andhis successors, or in his style. Under Elizabeth, the…

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