The British Library guide to bookbinding : history and techniques / P.J.M. Marks.

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, c1998.

96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

First published: London : The British Library, 1998, in series: The British Library guides.

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.

Bookbinding.

English

August 06, 2013

Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-93) and index.

Bookbinding > Europe > History.