Karen Jutzi, Yale University Library, "Medieval Manuscripts: Bookbinding Terms, Materials, Methods, and Models"
English | 2013 | ASIN: N/A | 43 pages | True PDF | 10 MB
English | 2013 | ASIN: N/A | 43 pages | True PDF | 10 MB
This booklet was compiled by the Special Collections Conservation Unit of the Preservation Department of Yale University Library.
Contents:
MATERIALS OF MEDIEVAL BOOKBINDING
Wood
Leather
Alum-tawed skin
Parchment & vellum
TERMINOLOGY
Parts of a medieval book
Outside structure
Inside structure
Bindery tools & equipment
Sewing & supports
CAROLINGIAN BINDINGS
Characteristics
Binding Steps
ROMANESQUE BINDINGS
Characteristics
Binding Steps
MS 4—Romanesque/Gothic
GOTHIC BINDINGS
Characteristics
Binding Steps
MS 84—girdle book
LIMP BINDINGS
MS 610—limp parchment (laced)
MS 649—limp parchment (tacketed)