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A short historical sketch of the art of bookbinding (1895)

Andrews, William Loring, 1837-1920, Matthews, William · [New York] · leaf 10

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same binder or bind-ers. The style of ornament is the same, merelyvarying as years increased. Throughout Groliers•career, with few exceptions, the same character ofMoresque azured line ornament was used. Thestyles of Maioli and Grolier are not easily distin-guishable. The difference observable is… … ITALIAN—XVI. CENTURY. character. When Grolier returned to France he-continued the same style of ornament, and to thepresent time it is identified byhis name. Eve—Under the patronage of De Thou,Nicholas and Clovis Eve, especially the latter, arejustly entitled to the credit of originating a…

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