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 296
century are called Clouets,and all the panels on wood Holbeins. It is not thatthere was great originality in these works, or a parti-cular art; more often the workman did no more thantranscribe Le Gascon or Eve or the older binders, andaccommodated the processes of these artists to thefashion of… … Fig. 118.—Mosaic binding of the eighteenth century, with the arms ofthe Regent. M. Morgands collection. 286 THE PRINTED BOOK. tendency was then to flowers occupying three-fourthsof the page, to compartments too large, to open pome-granates, like the Spaccio here reproduced. If Pasde-loup had…
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