Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- I DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS
- II DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS
- III DEPARTMENTS OF MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS
- IV DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS
- V DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS
- VI DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS
- VII DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS
- TABLE
- BOOKBINDING CONSIDERED AS A FINE ART, MECHANICAL ART, AND MANUFACTURE
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING
- BINDING AS A FINE ART
- BINDING AS A MECHANICAL ART
- BINDING AS A MANUFACTURE
- PRACTICAL POINTS CONNECTED WITH BINDING
- APPENDIX
- DISCUSSION
- CATALOGUE OF SPECIMENS OF BINDING LENT FOR EXHIBITION
- LIST OF ENGRAVINGS
- Plate section
- Plate section
- Plate section
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- I DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS
- II DEPARTMENT OF MANUSCRIPTS
- III DEPARTMENTS OF MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS
- IV DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS
- V DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS
- VI DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS
- VII DEPARTMENT OF PRINTED BOOKS
- TABLE
- BOOKBINDING CONSIDERED AS A FINE ART, MECHANICAL ART, AND MANUFACTURE
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING
- BINDING AS A FINE ART
- BINDING AS A MECHANICAL ART
- BINDING AS A MANUFACTURE
- PRACTICAL POINTS CONNECTED WITH BINDING
- APPENDIX
- DISCUSSION
- CATALOGUE OF SPECIMENS OF BINDING LENT FOR EXHIBITION
- LIST OF ENGRAVINGS
- Plate section
- Plate section
- Plate section
Summary
The following pages contain a few notes on the history of Bookbinding, with some remarks on the practice of the art at various periods. Although much has been done in illustration of celebrated specimens of Bindings, much still remains to be done. The great want, as was pointed out by Mr. Bradshaw in the discussion, is a thorough chronological treatment of the subject, founded on the examples of all ages.
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- Remarkable Bindings in the British MuseumSelected for their Beauty or Historic Interest, pp. 147Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010