An historical sketch of bookbinding / by S. T. Prideaux. With a chapter on early stamped bindings by E. Gordon Duff.
| Author/creator | Prideaux, S. T. author. |
| Other author | Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon), 1863-1924, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London : Lawrence & Bullen, 1893. |
| Description | 1 online resource (vi, 303 pages) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922 |
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| Series | Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922 Women's Studies Archive: Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | CONTENTS.---Historical sketch of bookbinding.---Table of contemporaneous sovereigns in France and England.----Technical terms in ordinary use.---Embroided book-covers.---The use of metal in bound books.---Book-edge decoration.---Early documents relating to the craft.---Bibliography of works relatng to binding.---Index. |
| General note | "An enlarged reprint" of the "Introduction to the Catalogue of the exhibition of bindings, held at the Burlington fine arts club, in ... 1891". The articles "Embroidered book-covers", "The use of metal in bound books" and "Book-edge decoration", appeared first in the Magazine of art, v. 13-15. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |