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Famous Book Binders
Taken from Bookbindings Old and New by Brander Matthews 1895
Grolier and The Renascence
In a letter written to a friend in April, 1518, Erasmus highly praised the civility, the modesty, the integrity, and the munificence of his correspondent, and added, "You owe nothing to books, but in the future books will give you an eternal glory." Read More........
De Thou and LE Gascon
In the history of the bibliopegic art the names of book-lovers and of bookbinders are inextricably entangled. At one moment the dominant individuality is seen to be a collector like Grolier or Maloli, and at the next it is an artistartisan like "Le Gascon" or Derome. Read More....
Padeloup and Derome
When Louis XIV succeeded to the throne of France, and began the long reign which opened in splendor and ended in sadness, probably "Le Gascon" was still binder to the king; but the influence of the greatest of bibliopegic artists diminished as the years went on, and as the proud king sought to dominate every art, and to centre all things in himself as the sun from which all things were to draw light. Read More......