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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 282

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He inter-laced two reversed Ds by an H, in the form shownin the border on the preceding page. Strictly speaking,we ought to see there two Cs back to back ; but aswe find the D on all the bindings displaying thearms of Diana, there can be no doubt, and QueenCatherine doubted less than anybody. Other… … Fig. 112.- Italian binding for Catlierine dc Medicis, with tlieinitials C. C books from the public collections for her. Two centuriesafter her death it was dispersed, and the greater part ol ■Z/Z THE PRINTED BOOK. the books belonging to the national collections were re-stored on the deaths of those…

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