Bookbinding: Its Background and Technique / by Edith Diehl

Bookbinding: Its Background and Technique / by Edith Diehl

Books


REF.BB.1638
2 v. fronts. : illus., plates, diagrs. ; 24 cm.
1980
Edith Diehl
New York
Bookbinding, Reliures d'art, Books
This title reviews the historic development of bookbinding. The author describes this art form from the Christian era to the 16th century and how we distribute books from monasteries to universities. Diehl examines bookbinding practices such as sewing, the use of boards and leathers, hand verses the machine binding, cased books, etc. This book was published in two different volumes, but this title is both volumes in one.