| The text shown above applies to the doublure which they have compared with Esmerian's No. 60 (Vol. II 1972) the difference is mainly the total absence of any branches in the 1699 doublure. From a distance we see distinct diagonal lines crossing the doublure, in fact there are no lines, only the illusion of lines, here is a masterpiece of execution and planning. Below we see another all over cover however here we see the extensive use of branches the quality of this reproduction is exceptional and it allows us to extract the imprints that are shown in Comparative Diagram 1. |
| Below we see another doublure executed without branches, I have arranged the imprints in Comparative Diagram 2, without including the framework tool lab-14. The pointille spirals lab-26a and 26b are an unexpected flash from the past, in the second quarter of the 17th century, these were all the rage. |
| In Comparative Diagram 3, I have dragged out the Antoine Ruette pointille spiral ar-34a below it is Esmerians illustrated model of this imprint as well as a larger model that is of a very similar design. I am not sure whether or not the Ruette tool actally had a tail that brook off, because the design of all of these tools was 99% with tails, however Esmerian illustrated it without a tail so we do not know exactly. The colored imprint is from the British Library Database of Bookbindings I have attempted to show on another page that Davis463 is a binding by Ruette (click here to see these pages). We know then that Boyet's tool is a very close copy of the Ruette ar-34a design, however is not an actual Ruette tool. Boyet has included a number of tools in the execution of this binding, such as the scroll wings lab-27a and 27b, to give this binding an older look. |
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