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 237
. The illustration represents a brilliantFrench cameo binding. The heads are por-traits of Marcus Cato and Marcus Tul-LIUS (Cicero). They are stamped in gold. Besides those already named, therewere many other collectors in Italy, and, much of binding done in that country in FRENCH BINDING IN GILT… … (From the British Museum.) leave the Land of the nativity of Renaissance gold-tooling and return to France. (1480—1533-; French kings1 and nobles were not backward in following the1 xample of the Treasurer of Outre Seine. Gcoffroy Tory, who designed for Grolicr, ; I he 1 hiel authority upon…
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