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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
P J M Marks |
ISBN: | 0802081762 9780802081766 |
OCLC Number: | 40533871 |
Notes: | Originally published: London : The British Library, 1998, in series: The British Library guides. |
Description: | 96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | The bookbinding trade -- Forwarding --Finishing -- The management of bindings collections. |
Series Title: | British Library guides. |
Other Titles: | Bookbinding |
Responsibility: | P.J.M. Marks. |
Abstract:
In The British Library Guide to Bookbinding, P.J.M. Marks introduces the history of the craft bookbinding trade in the west from the introduction of the codex to the twentieth century, explains how bookbindings are structured and made, and gives an overview of the development of decorative techniques and artistic styles.
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