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Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, Bodleian Library · London : Sampson Low, Marston and Co. · leaf 96
extant, itappears that Berthelet was the second man who held the office ofKings Printer in England, and it is certain that he bound andadorned books for the Kings Library. There is extant an accountof certain books bound by him in the Venetian manner for theking, and in a case devoted to… … VITAE ILLUSTRIUM VIRORUM. In brown leather, gilt, with royal arms and titdor rose. Plate VIII. PLATE VIII. 17 accounted for. In August, 1605, James I. visited Oxford and theBodleian. Moved to a wonderful temper of liberality, the kingthen offered to present from all the libraries of the royal…
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