A history of the art of bookbinding : with some account of the books of the ancients (1894)
Brassington, William Salt, 1859-1939, editor, Hannett, John, 1803-1893 · London : E. Stock · leaf 100
century: Christ in glory, within a vesica, with the symbols of theEvangelists at the corners, the figures gilt with the heads in relief. Plates of enamel,of leaf-and-flower pattern, are attached to the outer frame. The colours used are shadesof blue, light green, yellow, white, and red. The… … ANCIENT IRISH BOOK-COVER, BRONZE. (From the original in the British Museum.) CHAPTER VII. CELTIC BOOKBINDING-IRISH BOOK-SATCHELS—BOOK-SHRINES—METALBINDINGS AND ORNAMENTAL LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS.
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