. The book, its history and development. Fig. 116.—English gold tooled binding by K^amuel Mearue. Madefor Charles II. ORNAMENTATION WITH GOLD. 225 The radical change that Mearne made with regard to LeGascons interlacing fillets was that he made them up byusing successive im-pressions of a two-horned curve insteadof a continuous filletor ribbon. Althoughat first sight therewould seem to be noconnection betweenone of these allover bindings byMearne and one ofLe Gascons exquisitelittle interlacings, Ithink the connectionis undoubted. The all-over bind-ings, always small,are not uncommon ;they are
. The book, its history and development. Fig. 116.—English gold tooled binding by K^amuel Mearue. Madefor Charles II. ORNAMENTATION WITH GOLD. 225 The radical change that Mearne made with regard to LeGascons interlacing fillets was that he made them up byusing successive im-pressions of a two-horned curve insteadof a continuous filletor ribbon. Althoughat first sight therewould seem to be noconnection betweenone of these allover bindings byMearne and one ofLe Gascons exquisitelittle interlacings, Ithink the connectionis undoubted. The all-over bind-ings, always small,are not uncommon ;they are in black orred morocco, with. colours interchanged, -^^^ o-old-tooled binding inand are tooled in gold, all-over style, by Samuel the very decora-tive addition of silver paint, water-colour, applied by handhere and there. Eliot and Chapman did much excellent work in theeighteenth century and invented large ornamental bordersfor their bindings. These borders are not rolls, but the com-ponent parts are separately stamped. There is an excellent Q 220 THE BOOK: ITS IITSTOET AND DEVELOPMENT.
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