Printing and writing materials: their evolution (1912)
Smith, Adele Millicent · Philadelphia, The author · leaf 260
ascribed the introduction of letter-ing-pieces on the backs of books and placing vol-umes on the shelves with the backs outwards. Heis credited also with having been the first to usemorocco leather for binding. Cameo bindings originated in Italy, in the earlybfndfngs. Par^ °f ^ne sixteenth century.… … GROLIER BINDING. [From Bookbindings Old and New, Brander Matthews. Bypermission of Mr. Matthews and the MacmiHan Company.] MEDIEVAL BINDINGS 199 stamping the leather in relief. Examples of Italiancameos are those found on the books once belong-ing to the library of Demetrio Canevari; the sub-ject…
Writing · Printing · Paper industry · Bookbinding
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