Les femmes bibliophiles; catalogue of a collection of books bound by famous binders for royal and distinguished ladies from Marguerite de Valois to the Empress Eugénie (1919)
J. Pearson & Co · London : J. Pearson & Co. · leaf 174
nds, and each panel contains a fleuron between dots and curvedtools. The edges of the leaves are gilt, and the boards are lined with marbled paper. Inthe centre of each cover is an extremely elaborate armorial device, containing two ovalshields side by side. The arms on the first are—Quarterly of… … LES FEMMES BIBLIOPHILES 55. (Aragon); 5, Azure, three fleurs-de-lys or, a bordure gules (Anjou Modern); 6, Azure, a lionrampant, crowned or, armed and langued gules (Guelders); 7, Sable, a lion rampant or,armed and langued gules (Brabant); 8, Azure, semee of crosslets-fitchees or, over all…
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