Tag: Regionaal Archief Nijmegen

• 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

• Little knot-binding?

  

  Searching through the medieval archives of my hometown Nijmegen, I found four little booklets with the most simple type of binding I ever saw. Just a scrap of parchment and one knot. Time to zoom in on these books.

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  13 March 2023

  binding type, parchment

  16th century, limp binding, parchment, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen

• A 14th century Moor in the paper

  

  Searching for medieval books and bindings in the archives of the Nijmegen city council (held by the Regionaal Archief Nijmegen, aka RAN), better known as the OAN (Old Archives Nijmegen), I came across the ‘accounts of the city of Nijmegen’. The oldest accountbook (with the signature NL_NmRAN_1-685) consists of two quires with a (modern) wrapper…

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  8 January 2023

  dating books, Geen categorie, watermarks

  14th century, dating books, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen, watermark

• ‘Waar was ik gebleven?’

  

  ““He sperd the bok whan he had red this, and leyd at the same reson a merk be whech he myth rydily turne thertoo.” (Hij sloot het boek toen hij het had gelezen, en legde bij de passage een merk waar hij wellicht makkelijk bij terug kon keren), schreef John Capgrave rond 1350 in zijn…

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  3 January 2023

  reading aids

  15th century, fore edge tabs, kolomwijswieltje, parchment, reading aids, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen, rotating column indicator