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Known as the bible of medieval bookbinding in some circles, this is an incredibly detailed account of books across the medieval era, broken down roughly by style and time period. Reviews dr szirmai has filled gap of long standing in the history of the book. This particular sewing method is very old and originated in germany as early as the medieval era. While oftentimes dry in places, szirmai gives exacting accounts of the construction of these books, down to the stitches used and percentages of books with x material.
Jan 01, 2014 szirmai 2000 in his seminal work, the archaeology of medieval bookbinding, acknowledges that studies of binding structures in archives are very scarce p. Get the reprinted edition of the archaeology of medieval. Because reading books and having them bound represent two enormously different stages of development. The archaeology of medieval bookbinding ebook, 2016. Catalogue of books on bookbinding by old english bindery issuu. Unless otherwise noted, the american library associationlibrary of congress alalc amharic romanization table has been used to transliterate all native terminology. Of course, my first source of information would be the archaeology of medieval bookbinding by j. Packed full of insights from the worlds best bookbinders, it contains everything you need to know about folding, stitching and binding to create beautiful books. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. In the past, studies of the history of bookbinding were mainly concerned with.
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