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The Book: Its History and Development

Chapter 2: LIST OF PLATES.
By Cyril Davenport
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The text traces the development of written records and bookmaking from prehistoric marks and palm-leaf manuscripts through rolls, medieval codices, and modern bindings, examining materials such as papyrus, vellum, and paper, and technical processes including sewing, rounding, watermarks, and printing. It surveys illustration techniques, leather varieties, decorative practices both blind and gold tooling, regional binding styles, and miscellaneous features like edges, headbands, and chained books, and includes illustrative plates and examples of notable bindings.

LIST OF PLATES.

1. GOLDEN BINDING OF “THE GOSPELS OF CHARLEMAGNE,” WITH JEWELS AND ENAMELS, 11TH OR 12TH CENTURY. (See p. 54)Frontispiece
2. PAGE FROM WILLIAM CASLON’S “SPECIMEN OF PRINTING TYPES.” (LONDON, 1766)To face p. 98
3. PAGE FROM THE “HYPNEROTOMACHIA POLIPHILI.” (VENICE, 1499)To face p. 104
4. PAGE FROM CAXTON’S “MYRROUR OF THE WORLDE.” (LONDON, 1481)To face p. 108
5. “THE PEACOCK.” WOOD ENGRAVING BY THOS. BEWICK, FROM THE “HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS.” (NEWCASTLE, 1797-1804)To face p. 110
6. TITLE-PAGE OF GRIMM’S “GERMAN POPULAR STORIES.” (LONDON, 1824)To face p. 124
7. FRENCH SEVENTEENTH CENTURY BINDING BY LE GASCON. RED MOROCCO, INLAID WITH OLIVE AND CITRON MOROCCO AND GOLD TOOLED IN THE POINTILLÉ MANNERTo face p. 238