. The book, its history and development. Fig. 70.—luside ofheavy book fallenforward, byreason of beingkept upright. MISCELLANEA. 143 mediaeval books and also on later books, following the earliermanner in their own way, we find all sorts of designs onbook edges. It is not a subject which has attracted muchattention as yet, but it probably will in time, and there isalready enough known about it to show that much valuableknowledge is lying hidden up in it. For instance, if abook, otherwise likely, has the words Eex in /EternumVive painted in gold on the edges, it is a positive sign. Fig. 71.—For
. The book, its history and development. Fig. 70.—luside ofheavy book fallenforward, byreason of beingkept upright. MISCELLANEA. 143 mediaeval books and also on later books, following the earliermanner in their own way, we find all sorts of designs onbook edges. It is not a subject which has attracted muchattention as yet, but it probably will in time, and there isalready enough known about it to show that much valuableknowledge is lying hidden up in it. For instance, if abook, otherwise likely, has the words Eex in /EternumVive painted in gold on the edges, it is a positive sign. Fig. 71.—Forage decorutiou iu colour. Tenth century. that it issued from the workshop of Thomas Berthelet,printer and binder to Henry VIII. Edge decoration of some sort seems to have been donefrom the tenth centtn-y onwards; at first elementary orsymbolical designs were simi^ly painted upon the edges, andnot counting the mere book titles or press marks, it may besaid that since the fourteenth century heraldry- has playeda very important jiart in edge decoration. In England thisform of adornment for a bound book has been largelyfollowed from tliat time, and there are fine examples of itin books bound for Henrj VII. and the other of our Tudor Ml TIIK liOOK: ITS IIISTorfY AND DKVKLOPMKNT. sovereigns, as well as for private persons of the same edges are treated as panels and the painting doneupon them when pressed iirmly and solidly together. Theedges are generally coloured some neutral colour as agroundwork and sometimes lettering in gold is done uyumthem. Henry YIII. often
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