Tag: gothic binding

• Bindings in bindings – reused boards

  

  A book binding consists of several parts, all of which can be reused if you take the book and the binding apart. You are left with boards, covering material and book fittings that would not be out of place for a second life. A very nice example of reused wooden boards is B V 14…

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  7 December 2023

  bindings in bindings, bookbindings, dating books, Geen categorie, membra disiecta – binders waste

  binders waste, bindings in bindings, carolingian binding, gothic binding, reused bookbindings, romanesque binding, wooden boards

• The mysterious binding of ‘codex 18’

  

  Boards made of linen, no sewing supports, leather covering and a fake endband… one of the most intriguing 15th century bindings I’ve met.

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  20 March 2023

  binding type, Geen categorie, membra disiecta – binders waste

  15th century, binders waste, gothic binding, linen, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen