English Binding Before 1500

Based on The Sandars Lectures for 1927, this beautifully presented 1929 volume provides a historical study of English binding.

G. D. Hobson (Author)

9780521137287, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 10 June 2010

188 pages
29.7 x 21 x 1 cm, 0.47 kg

Originally published in 1929, and based on The Sandars Lectures for 1927, this volume provides a historical study of English binding. The text is divided into two main sections: the first covers the period up until 1300; the second focuses on Gothic bindings creates between 1450 and 1500. A generous appendices section is also included towards the end. Beautifully presented, and containing a large number of illustrative examples, this is a fascinating book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in bibliography and medieval English history.

1. The early bindings: before 1300
2. The Gothic bindings: c. 1450–1500
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Publishing industry & book trade [KNTP]