Historic bindings in the Bodleian Library, Oxford : with reproductions of twenty-four of the finest bindings (1891)
Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, Bodleian Library · London : Sampson Low, Marston and Co. · leaf 112
will bear comparison with some of the mostcelebrated examples of foreign bookbinding of the same period. Itmay be useful to set down the chief distinguishing features of thefew examples of Wottons bookbindings which I have seen. 1 st. The material is a soft light brown leather having a… … Plate XI. GEOLIERESQUE DESIGN ON BROWN CALF. From the library of Thomas Wolton, Esquire. PLATE XI. 23 4th. Gracefully curved sprays of foliage are introduced wherepracticable. 5th. The designs are geometrical, consisting chiefly of straightlines interlaced. The example of Wottons binding at the…
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