The History of Decorated Bookbinding in England (Lyell Lectures)
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198181825 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This books emphasis is on fine binding in leather, with the styles and designs used for its decoration, and with the tools employed to effect these designs. Based on the Lyell Lectures given by Howard Nixon at Oxford in 1979, this lavishly illustrated book traces the decorated binding in England from the earliest surviving example, the St Cuthbert Gospel dating from a little before the end of the seventh century, to the beginning of the Modern Movement in the late 1940s. This work is the first to trace comprehensively the development of this English tradition and bring together numerous illustrations of the superb bindings produced over the last eight centuries.
The Distillation of a Lifetime's Work on English Decorated Bookbindings. Very expensive at $ 1,000 to much higher Dr This was an expensive book when it came out. Those interested in bookbinding snapped up the copies leaving few on the open market.Howard Nixon was one of the leading experts on Bookbinding of his generation. His main focus was on Englsh Bookbindings but he also published in other areas