Treasure bindings—book covers encrusted with gold, silver, and gemstones—were a luxury in the Middle Ages.
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Ո՛չ թե մարմնի կեցվածքով և մեծաձայն խոսքերով, այլ կամավոր հոժարությա՛մբ աղոթք մատուցենք: Ո՛չ թե հանդուգն աղաղակով և ի ցույց մարդկանց, այլ հեզությամբ ու հանդարտությամբ, մտքերի ստըրջանքով ու մեղմ արտասուքով պետք է սիրտն արթնացնել (Հովհան Ոսկեբերան): Աղոթքը այն ուժն է, որը մեզ ցույց է տալիս աստվածային Սիրո ճանապարհը։ Իսկ Սիրո Ճանապարհի վրա գտնվողը երբեք առանձին չի մնա: Աղոթեցեք, սրտանց աղոթեցեք և Աստված ձեզ ցույց կտա առողջության, համերաշխության, հասկացողության, արդարության, մաքրության, հայրենասիրութ
Treasure bindings were Medieval book covers encrusted with precious metals and jewels… an extravagant luxury in the Middle Ages.
Readers of this blog probably know that early-modern book bindings contain hidden treasure: fragments cut from medieval manuscripts, ranging from small snippets to full pages. The fragments were placed inside bindings to reinforce the bookblock and to provide support for the boards (see this post I wrote about it, and this one as well). This recycling process – plain-old…
A few months ago, a box of miniature bookbindings was rediscovered in our archives. The box proved to be a veritable treasure trove of fine bindings donated to the Grolier Club in April of 1918 by none other than Samuel P. Avery, one of the Club’s greatest benefactors. Among them a book of fables in…
By Julie Somers While browsing images of medieval treasure bindings, I noticed that one example I was looking at was not actually a book at all. In fact, it was an ornamented wooden case made to closely resemble a book. Produced in Germany, it was created to hold various sacred objects, including leaves from actual…
The next paper binding that I'm going to share is by far the simplest structure that we've done. Rhodes (1995) describes these stiffened paper bindings as “beefed-up wrappers with thin board or thick paper supports” (p. 58). While they appear very similar to the typical modern, adhesive-bound trade paperback, these books are much more durable. Cloonan…
This is the third installment of my project on making models of historical book structures! The first was Nag Hammadi and the second was a late coptic codice. Working with Christopher Clarkson's Limp Vellum Binding article we created a model of a limp vellum binding in medium and miniature! Limp vellum bindings were common in…
This page is about Stikeman & Co. (bookbinders), and is an effort to record some of the work of a once-prominent (among his peers) art book binder, and the company he founded. Feel free to contact me if you have anything to add about the bindery, or if you spot anything here which is incorrect.…
Letterology covers typography, hand lettering, books, ephemera and other topics related to design.
Binding Technology of Fabrics, Book 1 Basics of fabrics-weaving technique, single-surface fabric, harness drawing-in, markings On some pages binding factors are noted. They say that with the same yarn and use of materials and square fabrics setting (approximately the same number of threads in warp and weft per unit length) the
Welcome to a series of posts devoted to bindings I consider inspiring, on the basis of technical excellence, originality of design and overall style. Please keep in mind that the selection of binders represents only personal taste, it is in no way a criticism towards other bookbinders. Furthermore the order by which they are presented…
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Raised Cord Binding: Another Visual Pun on the Descriptive Terminology of Bookbinding. Raised Cord Binding: Another Visual Pun on the Descriptive Terminology of Bookbinding, detail. Round, Round, Up-side-Down Spinal Torsion Spinal Torsion, detail. Vertebral Column Vertebral Column, detail. Red Furrow Spiked Furrow
With free admission and described by the Lonely Planet as not just the best museum in Dublin, but one of the best in Europe, the Chester Beatty Library is a must-see on any Dublin visitor's itinerary.
Stub Bindings Our printer died before we left for France so I have purchased a far superior model this side of the channel. I am now awaiting it’s arrival which is holding me back a bit with my...
