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Studio international (1893)

London, Cory, Adams & Mackay [etc.] · leaf 314

An illustration from Studio international, 1893, leaf 314
heir bind-ings ; and whereas a certain tradition, based onpractical considerations, ever governs the inside ofa volume, there is, on the outside, opportunity forthose free decorative effects which have come topredominate over the mere practical scheme of thebinding. No wonder, therefore, that the… … liOOKEINDING DESIGNED EV G. IIEILiMA.W EXECUTED BY ANKER KYSTER. Coflltliagen were chiefly attracted to the rooms in which theymight admire the outsides of the books displayed.And of course, from an exhibition point of view,decorative bindings lend themselves best for dis-play ; for, shown as they…

Art · Decoration and ornament

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