English book-illustration of to-day; appreciations of the work of living English illustrators, with lists of their books (1903)
Sketchley, R. E. D. (Rose Esther Dorothea), b. 1875 · London : K. Paul, Trench, Trübner and co., ltd. · leaf 30
f early Frenchillustrated books is that of the Hours of the BlessedVirgin (with which went other devotions, makingfairly complete prayer-books for lay use), whichwere at their best for some fifteen years reckoningfrom 1488. These Hour-Books usually containedsome fifteen large illustrations, but… … FROM A FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS. PARIS, KERVER, 1498. xxviii INTRODUCTION. or five little pi6lures of about an inch by aninch and a half on the outer margin, and onerather larger one at the foot of the page. Thevariety of the pi6tures designed to fill these spacesis almost endless. Figures of the…
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