THE GREAT EVENTS BY FAMOUS HISTORIANS A COMPREHENSIVE AND

Title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 8 The Later Renaissance: From Gutenberg To The Reformation

Author: Editor-in-Chief: Rossiter Johnson

Language: English

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jayam Subramanian and PG Distributed Proofreaders

BINDING Vol. VIII

The binding of this volume is a facsimile of the original in the British Museum, and is considered the most artistic mosaic binding design in existence.

It was executed about 1710, by Antoine Michel Padeloup, Royal Binder of both France and Portugal.

He presented it to Francoise Marie de Bourbon, daughter of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan, on the anniversary of her marriage to Philippe, Duke of Orleans, who afterward became Regent of France.

During the Reign of Terror this volume found its way to England, where it was sold at a handsome price. It was bequeathed to the British Museum by Felix Slade, Esq.