The printed book, its history, illustration, and adornment, from the days of Gutenberg to the present time (1887)
Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 128
rhaps alittle further thanhe meant, losinghimself in themidst of idle dis-sertations. Tothese geometricalengravings headded small andcharming figures,said to be by JeanPerreal, as wellas emblematical letters of the nature of the Y which ishere given, with explanatory text and commentary.To him this… … Fig. 51. -Emblematical letter Y, takenfrom the Chnmpflenry of Geoffroy Tory. ir8 THE PRINTED BOOK. works, Geoffroy Tory founded a school; and it wasfrom his workshop that the plates came for the bookof Paulus Jovius on the dukes of Milan, published byRobert Estienne in 1549, quarto. The portraits…
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