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 62
ome historicalcharacter. Into the space left by these circles areintroduced pictures of the worlds history from theCreation and the Flood down to the life of Christ,which is told in a series of nine cuts on the last page.The first page of the text is surrounded, except atthe top, by a border in… … From the Eumichus, Ulm, i486. 52 Early Illustrated Books man reading a scroll, and the two columns areseparated by a spiral of leaves climbing round astick. The cuts in the text are partly repeatedfrom the preliminary pages, partly new, thoughextreme economy is shown in their use, one figureof a…
Illustrated books -- History 15th and 16th centuries · Incunabula
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