01 n. The name by which Jean Grolier de Servier (1479-1565), a French bibliophile, is commonly known; -- used in naming a certain style of bindin…
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The name by which Jean Grolier de Servier (1479-1565), a French bibliophile, is commonly known; -- used in naming a certain style of binding, a design, etc.
Phrases & compounds
Grolier binding —
a book binding decorated with a pattern imitated from those given covers of books bound for Jean Grolier, and bearing his name and motto.
Grolier design —
the pattern of interlacing bars, bands, or ribbons, with little scrolls of slender gold lines, assumed to be an imitation of the designs on Jean Grolier's book bindings.