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Medieval Bookbinding The Middle Ages

Medieval Bookbinding The Middle Ages. Kai Fay December 2, 2013. Materials: Wood. -Quarter-sawn to resist warping -Type of wood varied by location -Oak in England. Materials: Leather. -Soak skin and treat with lime -Scrape to remove hair -Treat to neutralize lime -Wash again

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Medieval Bookbinding The Middle Ages

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  1. Medieval BookbindingThe Middle Ages Kai Fay December 2, 2013

  2. Materials: Wood -Quarter-sawn to resist warping -Type of wood varied by location -Oak in England

  3. Materials: Leather -Soak skin and treat with lime -Scrape to remove hair -Treat to neutralize lime -Wash again -Tan or taw -Allow skin to dry -Soften and trim to desired thickness

  4. Materials: Parchment and Vellum -Parchment: sheepskin -Vellum: calfskin -Process begins the same as making leather -Skins are dried on a frame, then pared and sanded to desired thickness

  5. Sewing Structures -Kettle-stitch at head and tail -Sewing over tapes or cords -Packed or single

  6. Anatomy of a Book Head Endband Catch Plate Band (Sewing Support) Spine Fore Edge Tail

  7. Carolingian Bindings (8th-12th c.) -Text block flush with cover boards -Herringbone sewing on double cords -Thick, unshaped boards -Lacing through edge of boards -Flat spine

  8. Romanesque Bindings (mid 11th-late14th c.) -Text block flush with boards -Straight or packed sewing over split strap -Thick, unshaped boards -Lacing through edge of boards -Flat spine

  9. Gothic Bindings (early 14th-17th c.) -Text block smaller than boards -Straight or packed sewing on cords -Thick, shaped boards -Laced over top of and through board after sewing -Rounded spine

  10. Limp Bindings (14th-17th c.) -No boards -Single or multi-signature -Sometimes included rigid spine piece

  11. Girdle Books -Frequently held religious texts -Leather at tail is left untrimmed -Exposed edge of board is covered with separate piece -Some books were later rebound as girdle books

  12. Paper Repair

  13. Further Reading Clemens, Raymond and Timothy Graham. Introduction to Manuscript Studies. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007. Hébert, Henry. Work of the Hand. henryhebert.wordpress.com. Szirmai, J. A. The Archaeology of Medieval Bookbinding. Brookfield: Ashgate, 1999.

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