L'Histoire dv monde de C. Pline

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Title

L'Histoire dv monde de C. Pline

Subject

Description

Gilding edges is one of the most traditional ways of beautifying a book. The long edges of these sixteenth-century volumes of Pliny were gilded when they were rebound years later and have not lost their spectacular shine.

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Rights

RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection retains the rights to this image. For use, please contact: cary@rit.edu

Format

jpg

Language

Latin

Type

Still Image

Identifier

cc20180927_edges6

Collection

Citation

Pliny, the Elder, “L'Histoire dv monde de C. Pline ,” Cary Graphic Arts Collection at RIT Libraries, accessed March 28, 2024, https://cary-exhibits.rit.edu/items/show/163.