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 12. Illustration 13 19 WINE, WOMEN, AND SONG. Translated, with anEssay, by J. A. Symonds. 1884. Bound in CrimsonLevant Morocco, with Doublures and Morocco Fly-leaves. The front (see illustration No. 13) is decorated with acentre oval, in which is depicted the figure of a woman hold-ing a mask in her left hand and a lyre in her ri
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 12. Illustration 13 19 WINE, WOMEN, AND SONG. Translated, with anEssay, by J. A. Symonds. 1884. Bound in CrimsonLevant Morocco, with Doublures and Morocco Fly-leaves. The front (see illustration No. 13) is decorated with acentre oval, in which is depicted the figure of a woman hold-ing a mask in her left hand and a lyre in her right, andembellished with a background of leaves and flowers, all ofwhich are inlaid in appropriate colours. Surrounding the ovalis a border of vine leaves and grapes inlaid, and immediatelyunderneath the oval will be seen an open book of musicsurmounted by a golden cup, all of which suggest the titleof the book. The reverse side has a similar treatment, but in thecentre oval is an emblem representing music and the on the front cover this is surrounded by a design of vineleaves and grapes, but in the lower corners will be seenwine flasks. The front doublure has a centre oval inlaid in lightbrown, on which are further emblems of music, all of whichare inlaid
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