The Book: Its Printers, Illustrators, And Binders, From Gutenberg to the Present Time
The book The Book: Its Printers, Illustrators, And Binders, From Gutenberg to the Present Time was written by author Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906 Here you can read free online of The Book: Its Printers, Illustrators, And Binders, From Gutenberg to the Present Time book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Book: Its Printers, Illustrators, And Binders, From Gutenberg to the Present Time a good or bad book?
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The binding was in dark-coloured velvet, with two clasps- 94 The Book. with the arms of the Duke, which cost sixty sous each. The work finished, Verard took the road for Cognac, carrying the precious volumes. He was allowed twenty livres for his travelling expenses ; and this brings the total to two hundred and seven livres ten sous, equivalent to ^200 to ^240 of present money. Fig. 55. — Plate from the Tristan published by Antoine Verard, a copy of which was illuminated for Charles of Angoulem...e. Verard had preceded Simon Vostre in the publication of Books of Hours, but his first volume, dated 1487, was not successful, owing to the want of borders and frontispieces. At the most he had introduced coarse figures intended for illumi- nation, which were rather wooden daubs than vignettes. In Books of Hours. 95 1488, the same year that Simon Vostre commenced his publications, Verard put forth, by "command of the King our Oeaa it) aSmtounit; mtan) inth ScX>)mine aS aStnuanSii me ftpina-^ToiMpatrirtfifio et fpfii fancto^icnt crat i») pri»v ripioet nnncet|»nper.(U.
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