Humanists and bookbinders. The origins and diffusion of the humanistic bookbinding 1459-1559

Hobson, Anthony

Published by Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge, 1989

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Hobson, Anthony (1921-2014). Humanists and bookbinders: The origins and diffusion of the humanistic bookbinding 1459-1559 with a census of historiated plaquette and medallion bindings of the Renaissance. xix, 296pp. Frontispiece; text illustrations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. 297 x 208 mm. Original cloth, dust-jacket. Fine. First Edition. "A magisterial survey of a critical century the critical century in European bookbinding" (Needham, p. 443). P. Needham, "Anthony Hobson: The origins and diffusion of the humanistic bookbinding 1459-1559" [review], Bulletin du bibiophile (1990): 443-446. .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Humanists and bookbinders. The origins and diffusion of the humanistic bookbinding 1459-1559
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included