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 67
ROMAN BOOKS AND WRITING MATERIAL. 44 BOOKS OF THE ANCIENTS. … Montfaucon presented it to M. the Cardinal de Bouillon, but what has become of itis unknown. These leaden plates were frequently so extremely thin that they mighteasily be rolled up. An ancient author tells us that they were beaten with ahammer until they were rendered very thin and pliable.1…
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