. Historic bindings in the Bodleian Library, Oxford : with reproductions of twenty-four of the finest bindings. ur wherever there is space to place them. Thestamps used to form the diagonal bands are not suitable for thatpurpose, and are placed in this position in obvious imitation of theGerman plan ; they were intended for rectangular borders. A filletstamp of rather unusual character occurs at the top and bottom of thepanel. In the centre the great stamp of the library appears ; this is anaddition made in the early years of the present century, and obliteratesthe old stamping beneath. On the
. Historic bindings in the Bodleian Library, Oxford : with reproductions of twenty-four of the finest bindings. ur wherever there is space to place them. Thestamps used to form the diagonal bands are not suitable for thatpurpose, and are placed in this position in obvious imitation of theGerman plan ; they were intended for rectangular borders. A filletstamp of rather unusual character occurs at the top and bottom of thepanel. In the centre the great stamp of the library appears ; this is anaddition made in the early years of the present century, and obliteratesthe old stamping beneath. On the obverse a similar arrangementoccurs to that on the reverse, but a circular stamp of the Agnus Deitakes the place of the square squirrel stamp ; the diagonal lines arearranged differently, in a manner more German in character. (4.) EXPOSICIO SANCTI IERONIMI IN SIMBOLUM APOSTOLORU3 AD PAPA3 Iauretiu. Colophon.—Explicit exposicio, &c. Impressa Oxonie Et finitaAnno domini. One of the best specimens of Oxford 15th century binding,belonging to Mr. F. Madan. The binding contained other tracts. Textus Ethicorum Aristotelis, 1479. D XXvi INTRODUCTION. besides the famous Exposicio. The names of these, written in aneat but now almost illegible hand, appear upon the leather on theunderside of the obverse cover. The date, 1468, about which somuch has been written, is now usually taken to be a misprint for1478. The arguments, briefly stated, are as follows:— In 1664 Richard Atkyns, Esq., published an account of adocument, said to have been found at Lambeth Palace, containinga history of the introduction of printing into this country by oneCorsellis, about the year 1468, who set up his press in printed date of the Exposicio agrees with this the story told by Atkyns be true, then the Exposicio is thefirst book printed in England, and the honour of having printedit rests upon Corsellis and his Oxford press. Modern research haseffectually disposed of th
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