he old Frenchtraditions, the admirers and followers of the greatmaster, Trautz-Bauzonnet ; and on the other, a46 number of binders, old and young, who are more orless devoted to the early classical methods. Of theselatter the only representatives at the Exhibition inquestion were Mercier (successor… … BOUKEINDING DESIGNED BY R.^PARLIER. PurtS Paris—those of Baron de Claye and M. Beraldi,Wonderful treasures of gold work—were not ex-hibited. An excellent idea, however, of thisadmirable art was seen in a binding by Mercier—a morocco mosaic, tooled in gold, and glisteningwith a sheen as of metal and…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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