A short historical sketch of the art of bookbinding (1895)
Andrews, William Loring, 1837-1920, Matthews, William · [New York] · leaf 46
-a-brac of the book-collector.The duodecimo and -forma minima silver bind-ings to which we refer, are of German manufactureand are found uniformly upon books of a devo-tional character. This work of the silversmithranges from early in the 16th century down to thepresent day and the design and… … FRF.NCF XYTI. CENTURY Attributed to Le Gascon. The fascinating little embroidered book coversare generally attributed to the nuns of LittleGidding, the inmates of the Protestant nunnery inHuntingdonshire, which in the reign of Charles I,was founded by Nicholas Ferrar, and in which helived with his…
Bookbinding
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