Examples of bookbinding executed by Robt. Rivière & Son : exhibited at the Leipzig Exhibition in 1914 for a few weeks prior to the Great War on the outbreak of which they were placed in the cellars of the Leipzig Museum, where they remained for five years (1920)
Robert Rivière and Son · [London] : Robt. Rivière & Son · leaf 22
l of the face and tuniccan hardly be surpassed. After passing various beautiful letters and miniatureswe come to page 54, which commences Act II, scene 3. Aleaf of exquisite illumination, and facing it, a superb minia-ture representing Friar Laurence in his cell, the quiet toneof which is… … Illustration 2 On page 68 is a fine example of an illuminated initialletter, and facing this is a beautiful miniature representingan interior, with Juliet and her nurse. The window at theback and the distant view are worthy of notice. The sur-rounding border is most delicately portrayed, and…
Bookbinding · Leather bindings (Bookbinding)
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