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Collection: Six Centuries of Master Bookbinding at Bridwell Library
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Both the binding and the illuminations in this book are by Ulrich Schreier. Decoration on the central panel of the upper cover was done using the cuir-ciselé process. Design on the lower cover utilizes Schreier's Kopfstempel around the perimeter of…
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The style of the "Harleian" bindings is exemplified nicely by this impressive volume. Although records kept by the Harleian Librarian, Humfrey Wanley (d. 1726), cannot prove that this vellum copy of the 1459 Durandus was owned by the Earl of Oxford,…
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Bound by a follower of skilled master Conradus de Argentina. This book has eighteen blind stamps which are attributed to de Argentina's followers. The binding might have been done by a follower who later utilized de Argentina's tools.
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The author of this book, Jonas Hanway, gave away specially bound presentation copies of wholesome literature in an effort to fortify the morals of English society. Hanway employed two unidentified binders for his presentation copies, and the second…
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This "sombre" binding of about 1680 encloses two much earlier books, the first quarto edition of the King James Bible (1612) and aBook of Psalmsof 1620. The books were trimmed significantly for this binding, and the edges of their leaves were stained…
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