Bibliographie instructive
Bibliographie instructive, a bibliographic catalogue by Guillaume François de Bure, published in 1763 and catalogued from the Cicognara collection held by Heidelberg University Library. The picture is a marbled paper endpaper rather than an illustration, showing swirling combed patterns in red, ochre, grey and cream. A designer could take from it the rhythm of looping, feathered curls and the way warm and cool inks sit against a grey ground for textile or paper patterns.
