The arts in the middle ages, and at the period of the Renaissance (1875)
Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 552
The Cathedral ofMilan contains in its treasury the covering of a book still more ancientand much richer, about fourteen inches long by twelve inches wide, andprofusely covered with incrusted enamel, mounted and ornimented withpoliAed, but uncut, precious stones of various colours. But ail thèse… … Fig. 3;9.-Library of the University of Leyden, in which ail the Books were chained, even in theSeventeenth Century. they then covered with leather, skin, stuff, or parchment ; they added tothèse coverings sometimes leathern straps, sometimes métal clasps, sometimeshooks, to keep the volume firmly…
Art, Medieval · Art, Renaissance
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