Aldis, Harry Gidney, 1863-1919 · Cambridge, Eng. : University press; New York, G. P. Putnam's sons · leaf 123
nd half of the century; and at the end of itTheodore de Bry and his sons were bringing out atFrankfort their wonderful series of illustrated travelbooks. Some of these artists, and notably Holbein,also designed book decorations in the form of initialletters and the beautiful borders which are… … Title page with woodcut borderSidneys Arcadia, 1593. [Reduced) viii] ILLUSTRATIONS 101 appears in the books issued by the first Cambridgepress; and the border on the title page of the presentvolume is, with the exception of the coat of arms,a reduced copy of that used by John Siberch in1521. From…
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