The Art of American Book Covers,1875-1930

The Art of American Book Covers,1875-1930
Author: Richard Minsky
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Book cover art
ISBN: 9780807616024

From floral patterns to cityscapes, the boldest book designs of a golden age are gathered here in full color.

Thomas Berthelet, Royal Printer and Bookbinder to Henry VIII., King of England

Thomas Berthelet, Royal Printer and Bookbinder to Henry VIII., King of England
Author: Cyril Davenport
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2021-11-05
Genre: History
ISBN:

"Thomas Berthelet, Royal Printer and Bookbinder to Henry VIII., King of England" by Cyril Davenport. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

ABC of Bookbinding

ABC of Bookbinding
Author: Jane Greenfield
Publisher: Newcastle, Del : Oak Knoll Press ; Nottingham, UK : Plough Press
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2002
Genre: Bookbinding
ISBN: 9780902813175

The author has provided a unique glossary of terms, styles, structures, and names related to conservation and bookbinding through the ages illustrated with over 700 line drawings. She has provided names and drawings for almost every conceivable part of the book as well as a multitude of styles, bindings, and decorations. She literally takes apart the structure of the book and illustrates the many as well as varied facets and definitions that clearly outline the historical development of the book's structures and styles.

The Archaeology of Medieval Bookbinding

The Archaeology of Medieval Bookbinding
Author: J. A. Szirmai
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-03-06
Genre: Bookbinding, Medieval
ISBN: 9781138247321

An expanded version of a series of lectures, supplemented with the results of ten years of intensive research in major libraries on the Continent, the United Kingdom and the USA, this major volume surveys the evolution of binding structures from the introduction of the codex two thousand years ago to the close of the Middle Ages.