Examples of bookbinding executed by RobtRivière & Son : exhibited at the Leipzig Exhibition in 1914 for a few weeks prior to the Great War on the outbreak of which they were placed in the cellars of the Leipzig Museum, where they remained for five years . Illustration 25. Illustration 26 29 THE REVOLT OF ISLAM. By Percy ByssheShelley. 1818. A fine copy of the ist in Heliotrope Levant Morocco, with Doubluresand Morocco Fly-leaves, solid gilt edges. The cover (see illustration No. 26) is composed of a panelin the centre, in which is a design of scrollwork inlaid inorange, with a ba
Examples of bookbinding executed by RobtRivière & Son : exhibited at the Leipzig Exhibition in 1914 for a few weeks prior to the Great War on the outbreak of which they were placed in the cellars of the Leipzig Museum, where they remained for five years . Illustration 25. Illustration 26 29 THE REVOLT OF ISLAM. By Percy ByssheShelley. 1818. A fine copy of the ist in Heliotrope Levant Morocco, with Doubluresand Morocco Fly-leaves, solid gilt edges. The cover (see illustration No. 26) is composed of a panelin the centre, in which is a design of scrollwork inlaid inorange, with a background of very fine pointille in centreand radiating to the outer edges of the inlaid portion. Fromout of the scrollwork branches are extended, on whichgrowr a conventional treatment of the papyrus leaf inlaid ingreen, the whole forming an oval surrounded by gilt lines,studded at intervals with red inlays. The corners of the panelare filled in with diced lines and star ornament; surround-ing the inner panel is a rich border of Oriental design, dis-played between two straps of brown inlay. The doublureshave panels of ivory white calf, with a diaper pattern ofconventional flowers inlaid in pink, surrounded by a borderof interlaced strapwork between two ribbons of
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