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Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 168
Baronius for the publisher Denis de laNone. Then Claude Mellan, whose great and clevertalent did not disdain second-rate works, in which hegave free play to his burin. It must be said, however,that his bold touch did not well accommodate itselfto reduced spaces, and that he was not working in… … Fig. 71.—Title engraved by Claude Mellan for Urban VIII.sPoesies, printed at the Roj-al Printing House, in 1642. is included a portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, A. Vitre,1647, folio; that of the Instruction du Dauphin for 158 THE PRINTED BOOK. Cramoisy, 1640 ; that of the works of St. Bernard forthe…
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