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 326
five thousand manuscripts each. The followers of Mahomet have a peculiar mode of bindingtheir books. It resembles that of Europe in the manner of sewing and headbanding, but the back isleft flat, instead of being rounded, as we are accustomed to form it. The books are usually coveredwith red,… … 272 A HISTORY OF THE ART OF BOOKBINDING. edge, and fasten on the other side like the flap of a portfolio, of which the tailpiece will givea just idea. Sometimes this projection is lodged between the board and leaves. The covers are enrichedwith ornaments in gold and silver, or are beautifully…
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