An expanded version of a series of lectures, supplemented with the results of ten years of intensive research in major libraries on the Continent, the United Ki

An expanded version of a series of lectures, supplemented with the results of ten years of intensive research in major libraries on the Continent, the United Ki

A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK A COMPANION TO THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK Edited by Simon Eliot and Jonathan Rose “As a stimulating overview of the multid

Between the 14th and 16th centuries a little-known book format, now called the girdle book, was used throughout various European countries. 'The girdle book' is

This new book provides guidance on recognising and dating English bindings of the handpress period. It deals not only with the luxury end of the market (where s