Old picture books; with other essays on bookish subjects (1902)
Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944, Pollard, Alice · London : Methuen and co. · leaf 152
9. HERALDIC INITIAL FROM GRAFTONS EDITIONOF HALL. LONDON, 1548 and VIII., with an open H ; that of Henry vi. with a D, of Edward iv. witha P, and of HenryVII. with a fine C(fig.9), each lettercontaining thekings arms. In 1551, in thequarto Bibleprinted by JohnDay, the dedica-tion to Edward vi.by… … 10. FROM A BIBLE PRINTED BY JOHN DAY.LONDON, 1551. 4TO. 140 OLD PICTURE BOOKS As in the case of the initials for Halls Chronicle, thisdesign must have been specially prepared for the book,and therefore presumably in England, so that we neednot set down other letters too freely as importations…
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