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 174
nrivalled. y Bonaventure Elzevir, grandson of Louis, was themost illustrious of this family, so remarkably devoted toits art. He took Abraham as partner, and togetherthey put forth those little Latin classics in duodecimo ofwhich the value is now so great. Among others, Plinyissued from their… … Pi&- 73-—Title of the Iniitntioii of the Elzc\irs. margins. From about 1633 to 1639 these volumes werecomposed of paper of rather small size, making apage of a hundred and thirty to a hundred and thirty- 164 THE PRINTED BOOK. three millimetres ; from 1639 onwards the paper waslarger, and the…
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