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A Collection of 18th-Century Decorated Papers and Paper Bindings
Title:
M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammata, cum Notis Thomas Farnabii
Author:
Martial
Imprint Date:
1744
Publishing Colophon:
Editio Nova. Lugduni, in Commissione apud Michael Hubertum, M D CC XXXXIIII.
Binding:
Full block-printed paper over boards, lapped component structure. Gold-tooled band lines.
Paper:
Three colors: black pinstripes and white dashes block printed over a surface-colored brown field
Collector's Notes:
Similar patterns are shown in various colors as part of the late 18th c. Bertinazzi sample book reproduced in Kopylov's 'Papiers Dominotés Italiens'. See examples 178–182, p. 345; and 250–252, p. 378.
Collection ID:
22.039
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