. The book, its history and development. Fig. llo.—English gold tooled Eectangu-lar style binding, by Samuel for Charles Fig. 116.—English gold tooled binding by K^amuel Mearue. Madefor Charles II. ORNAMENTATION WITH GOLD. 225 The radical change that Mearne made with regard to LeGascons interlacing fillets was that he made them up byusing successive im-pressions of a two-horned curve insteadof a continuous filletor ribbon. Althoughat first sight therewould seem to be noconnection betweenone of these allover bindings byMearne and one ofLe Gascons exquisitelittle interlacings, I
. The book, its history and development. Fig. llo.—English gold tooled Eectangu-lar style binding, by Samuel for Charles Fig. 116.—English gold tooled binding by K^amuel Mearue. Madefor Charles II. ORNAMENTATION WITH GOLD. 225 The radical change that Mearne made with regard to LeGascons interlacing fillets was that he made them up byusing successive im-pressions of a two-horned curve insteadof a continuous filletor ribbon. Althoughat first sight therewould seem to be noconnection betweenone of these allover bindings byMearne and one ofLe Gascons exquisitelittle interlacings, Ithink the connectionis undoubted. The all-over bind-ings, always small,are not uncommon ;they are in black orred morocco, with
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