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 66
f lead : It is about 4 inches long by 3 wide. Notonly the pieces which form the cover, but also all the leaves, in number six, the stickinserted into the rings, which hold the leaves together, the hinges and the nails, areall of lead, without exception.4 It contained Egyptian gnostic figures, and… … ROMAN BOOKS AND WRITING MATERIAL. 44 BOOKS OF THE ANCIENTS.
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