. The book, its history and development. Fig. 97.—English blind stamjDed binding, with the aiTQsof Henry VIII. there were several examples of cut leather work done inexactly the same way as the fifteenth century work—and OENAMENTATION WITHOUT GOLD. 199 quite as good. It is not only used for book bindings butalso to cover boxes and small articles, but as we have notedin the case of earlier work, many modern apparently hand-cut German leathers are really only mpressions from largepanel stamps. Notable among German bindings are those made byJohn Eichenbach, of Gyslingen, who lettered and datedman
. The book, its history and development. Fig. 97.—English blind stamjDed binding, with the aiTQsof Henry VIII. there were several examples of cut leather work done inexactly the same way as the fifteenth century work—and OENAMENTATION WITHOUT GOLD. 199 quite as good. It is not only used for book bindings butalso to cover boxes and small articles, but as we have notedin the case of earlier work, many modern apparently hand-cut German leathers are really only mpressions from largepanel stamps. Notable among German bindings are those made byJohn Eichenbach, of Gyslingen, who lettered and datedmany of his fine volumes. The dates run from 1467onwards. There is one fine examjDlein the British Museum; it is like allthe rest, in pig skin, and stampedin blind, a little transparent colourbeing put over many of the the outer borders of theboards runs the inscription in largeblack letters : ILLIGATA PER ME 10. RICHENBACHCAPELLANU IN GYSLINGEN, 1475.
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