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 52
ter shield are the arms, Azure, a fleur-de-lys or, a label of three points (Orleans).This device is an example of the Continental, but rarely used, method of impalement bydimidiation. Instead of the husbands coat occupying one half of the shield and the wifesthe other, the wifes arms are placed… … 15
Bookbinding · Books · Armorial bindings · Women book collectors
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