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 22 ? ? , „„ ? ? g. ^ms&^smsm^^^j Illustration 23 27 RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. 4th in Green Levant Morocco, Red Levant Doub-lures, and Fly-leaves. The design (see illustration No. 22) is composed of a borderof vine leaves and grapes, set off by a background of finepointilM work, the grapes being represented by amethy
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 22 ? ? , „„ ? ? g. ^ms&^smsm^^^j Illustration 23 27 RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. 4th in Green Levant Morocco, Red Levant Doub-lures, and Fly-leaves. The design (see illustration No. 22) is composed of a borderof vine leaves and grapes, set off by a background of finepointilM work, the grapes being represented by amethysts,of which there are 256, each cluster being set in gold and letinto the cover. This border is surrounded by delicate strap-work, intertwined at the corners, and inlaid in brownmorocco. The centre panel is composed of a conventionaltreatment of roses and leaves on a blue background, theroses being inlaid in pink, and the whole surrounded bystrapwork inlaid in light brown. The doublures (see illustration No. 23) have a borderof intricate design, with a background of fine pointilld,enclosed by four lines of strapwork inlaid in black; thewhole surrounds another border of Oriental design, inlaidin green morocco. The fly-leaves have a border of interlaced strapwork,inlaid in gr
Size: 1410px × 1771px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, booksubjectbookbinding, bookyear
