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Evolution of the Medieval Book
Benedictional, Germany, mid-15th century. This binding shows the care and craftsmanship that went into the production of manuscript books. This manual would have had to withstand frequent handling for liturgical services. The metal bosses on its elaborately tooled leather cover were designed to absorb most of the wear.
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14th Century Egyptian Book Binding via The Museum of Islamic Art
Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bookbinding (Jild-i kitab). 16th century. Leather; painted, embossed, and tooled.
Scottish Decorative Bookbinding
Arabesque frame herringbone binding, 1717.
L'Office de la Semaine-Sainte, à l'usage de la maison du Roy, Paris: J-F Collombat, 1748.
Volume II of a two-volume liturgical book that was created in Germany between 1503 and 1510. It is known as The Geese Book, due to an illustration of geese in the first volume.