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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Book Conservation"”.
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A codicological study on the L'Isle Adam illuminated graduals: manufacture, condition and proposals for conservation treatment
… It focuses on the 'archaeological' nature of the books and looks into the technical and historical data of the collection such as the manufacture of the leaves, the sewing structures, the construction of the boards and covers, and the decorative schemes involved in the illumination of the leaves. …
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Bindings of Baskerville: Study of the bindings found on John Baskerville’s editions in the British Isles and abroad (18th-19th century)
… shed light on the place of the printer in the book trade. John Baskerville (1706-1775), the eighteenth-century English printer and typefounder from Birmingham, extended his interest in bookmaking to the manufacture of specific bindings involving a workshop in Birmingham. Little is known of the …
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Classification of Finishing Tools in Greek Bookbinding: Establishing links from the Library of St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt
The thesis examines the decoration of Greek bookbinding, through the study of the leather-covered bindings from the monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai, Egypt. The manuscript collection is remarkable for the variety of binding styles that represent mainly Greek but also other bookbinding …