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Books will speak plain : a handbook for identifying and describing historical bindings / Julia Miller.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Reference Cataloging Office Z269 .M64 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Julia (Conservator)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bookbinding--History.
- Bookbinding.
- Cataloging of rare books--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Cataloging of rare books.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 510 pages, [64] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (color ; 4 3/4 in.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Mich. : Legacy Press, 2010.
- System Details:
- System requirements for DVD-ROM: Adobe reader; color monitor.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the purpose of this handbook
- The early history of the codex
- The medieval manuscript book and beyond
- 1450 to 1800 : the book changes radically
- The book from 1800 to 1900
- Identifying binding materials and applications
- Describing historical bindings
- a template for action
- The task ahead and conclusion
- Appendixes 1. Historical bindings
- structure and style hierarchy
- 2. Sample survey suggestions and description case studies
- 3. Stacks maintenance and physical condition assessment guidelines.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 480-496) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Garrison fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 0979797438
- 9780979797439
- OCLC:
- 693705002
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