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Bookbinding : its background and technique / by Edith Diehl.

By: Publication details: London ; New York : Constable ; Dover, 1980.Description: 684 p. in various pagings, 92 p. of plates : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0486240207
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Contents:
Primitive Records and Ancient Book Forms -- The Book of the Middle Ages -- Renaissance and Modern Times -- Early Methods of Production and Distribution of Books -- Bookbinding Practices -- National Styles of Book Decoration -- Miscellanea -- List of References -- Selected List of Books -- Glossary -- Index -- Craftsmanship -- Workshop Appointments, Equipment and Record Keeping -- Flexible Binding -- Guarding, Mending, and Mounting -- Folding and Gathering -- End Papers -- Forwarding -- Sewing -- Forwarding (Continued) -- Miscellanea -- Materials -- Finishing -- Lettering -- Glossary -- Index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Book Book CGLAS Library Cream 686.3 DIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 10898
Book Book CGLAS Library Cream 686.3 DIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 10877
Book Book CGLAS Library Cream 686.3 DIE vol. 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 10893
Book Book CGLAS Library Cream 686.3 DIE vol. 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 10888

Originally published: in 2 vols. New York : Rinehart, 1946

Bibliography: p203-219. - Includes index

Primitive Records and Ancient Book Forms -- The Book of the Middle Ages -- Renaissance and Modern Times -- Early Methods of Production and Distribution of Books -- Bookbinding Practices -- National Styles of Book Decoration -- Miscellanea -- List of References -- Selected List of Books -- Glossary -- Index -- Craftsmanship -- Workshop Appointments, Equipment and Record Keeping -- Flexible Binding -- Guarding, Mending, and Mounting -- Folding and Gathering -- End Papers -- Forwarding -- Sewing -- Forwarding (Continued) -- Miscellanea -- Materials -- Finishing -- Lettering -- Glossary -- Index.