Studies in the history of bookbinding

Abstract

Part 1 Why bookbinding?: bookbinding and the history of books some bookbinders' price lists of the 17th and 18th centuries. Part 2 Bookbinding - a dead craft?: a binding by Paul Kersten, 1900 a binding by W.T. Walker, 1909 the Thomas Harrison memorial competition, 1955-1975 - a record modern bookbindings acquired by the British Library, 1974-1983 a binding by Pierre-Lucien Martin, 1961. Part 3 The late medieval tradition in bookbinding Part IV Gold-tooled bindings. Part 5 Unusual materials. Part 6 Collectors and collections. Part 7 Preserving the past.