Author: Grolier Club

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781332159505

Excerpt from Mosaic Bookbindings: A Catalogue of an Exhibition The following account of mosaic bindings does not pretend to trace the development of ornament as found in gold-tooled bindings, except so far as it is necessary in connection with inlaid work; nor can it hope to offer much that is new in the history of bookbinding. It attempts only, by an orderly arrangement of the few facts which are scattered through the works of various writers, to lead to an intelligent comprehension of an exhibition believed to be unique. It remains to express indebtedness and thanks to those writers, both French and English, from whose books these facts have been taken, and especially to MM. Henri Beraldi and Ernest Thoinan, Mr. H. P. Home, and Miss S. T. Prideaux. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.