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Early Bindings in Paper: A Brief History of European Hand-Made Paper-Covered Books with a Multilingual Glossary (Professional Librarian S.) - Hardcover
For conservators, art historians, librarians and bibliographers, this book establishes a controlled vocabulary of English, German, Italian and French terms for accurate bibliographic description of the various types of hand-made European paper book bindings. It also contains a brief history of paper-covered books and their uses, from their origin in 15th-century Germany and Italy to the first quarter of the 19th century, when covers began to be mass-manufactured by the publishing industry.
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- PublisherG K Hall & Co,US
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0816119716
- ISBN 13 9780816119714
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages146
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Early Bindings in Paper : A Brief History of European Hand-Made Paper-Covered Books with a Multilingual Glossary
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G. K. Hall & Co., Boston, Massachusetts
(1991)
ISBN 10: 0816119716
ISBN 13: 9780816119714
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. First U.S. Edition. Boston, Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co., 1991. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are creamy white, crisp and unmarked -- obviously never read. 1991. First U.S. Edition. Illustrated with line drawings in the text, and 8 pages of photos on glossy stock. Bound in the original glossy laminated white boards, stamped in blue over a simulated marbled paper pattern. From the rear cover: "This study examines the history and vocabulary [English, German, Italian, French] of European paper-covered bindings from their origin in fifteenth-century Germany and Italy until the first quarter of the nineteenth century.". First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. New/No dust jacket, as issued. 8vo. xi, 146pp. + 8 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 021084
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