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Engravings from “Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance” (Book-Ornament of the Renaissance) by A. F. Butsch, Leipzig, 1878. Alfred Butsch was a famous bookseller and a collecter of antiquarian books; the engraved plates in the book reproduce illustrations from early printed books.

I bought my copy of this book (actually Volume II hasn’t arrive yet!) from a bookseller in Germany; there is also a fac simile by Dover, but the reproduction is not of the highest quality, so these images are better, if very incomplete.

Title Page

Title Page

Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (1878)

The title page has been printed in two colours, and includes an ornate decorative border. (I can make the border available as a separate image without the text on request; use the Comment link). DIE B [...]

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Added: 2009-03-07

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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