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Early illustrated books: a history of the decoration and illustration of books in the 15th and 16th centuries; (1917)

Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944 · London : K. Paul, Trench, Trubner; New York, E.P. Dutton · leaf 118

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io6 Early Illustrated Books partly, we must suppose, simply from the declineof good taste, though it is noticeable that between1540 and 1560, when the insides of books hadbecome merely dull, is a brilliant period in thehistory of Venetian binding. Whatever the cause,within a few years after the… … From the J.pistaU of Pulci, Floiencc, (. i<i95- CHAPTER VI ITALY—IIFLORENCE AND MILAN—ITALIAN PRINTERS MARKS We must now return from Venice to Florence, where,after the experiments with engravings on copperin 1477 and 1481, no illustrated books had beenpublished until on March 27, 1490,…

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