A history of the art of bookbinding. With some account of the books of the ancients (1894)
Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, Hannett, John, 1803-1893 · London, E. Stock · leaf 230
nd sometimes a monogram composed of all the letters of his name, with the additionof E. and P., was placed on books which came to him ready bound. His bindingsare generally in very good taste ; the style of ornament is borrowed from the East, butconsiderably modified by Italian influence. There is… … GROLIER BINDING, FRENCH, EARLY SIXTEENTHCENTURY. 180 A HISTORY OF THE ART OF BOOKBINDING. the leading features of the ornaments, while slender sprays of conventional foliageand dots of gold add richness and elegance to designs which without these additionsmight appear too formal. Maioli often…
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