Posts tagged with bindings

  1. Bound in History – Never Judge a Book By Its Cover…Or Its Spine

    Following the invention of the printing press, bookbinders in the 15th to 18th centuries cut up and recycled earlier handwritten manuscripts from the Middle Ages.[i] Take, …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2017/09/05/bound-in-history-never-judge-a-book-by-its-coveror-its-spine

  2. Covered in Silk & Satin: Embroidered Bookbindings

    Among the decorative and fine bindings held by Special Collections are two examples of fabric/ textile bindings with embroidered decorations. Embroidered book covers were popular during …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2013/12/12/covered-in-silk-satin-embroidered-bookbindings