During the Middle Ages, books were rare and cherished art forms, individually hand-crafted and decorated both on the pages and on the covers. Monks transcribed religious documents and classical literature with beautiful calligraphy, bound the pages together, and illuminated the covers with leather, silver, gold, ivory, enamels, and jewels.The purpose of this creative project was to research the history of bookbinding and its metal ornamentation, focusing on Medieval treasure bindings, and to explore and execute the historical bookbinding and metalworking techniques which were studied. Four books were constructed using the flexible bookbinding method, covered with leather, and decorated with enamels, stones, etched brass, silver filigree, an...
Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illumi...
The question of how gaining history, knowledge and processes of bookmaking can provide usable artist...
The word “manuscript”, which literally means “handwritten”, is used to describe a book that is produ...
Each generation, going back to the early middle ages, has had master craftsmen capable of producing ...
Many medieval books are beautiful objects to behold, with covers of leather or sumptuous velvet, dec...
I am a textiles artist who has become interested in book arts, as have many others. In looking for h...
I am a textiles artist who has become interested in book arts, as have many others. In looking for h...
'Medieval and Historical Bindings in a Modern Design (Czech Republic)' consists of twelve hand-bound...
An account of the techniques and materials used to make bookbindings on printed books from ca 1450 t...
This investigation is a new approach to the assessment of the richly-ornamented book-covers of the e...
I am a textiles artist who has become interested in book arts, as have many others. In looking for h...
The University of St. Andrews Library Open Access Fund supported this Open Access publication. The L...
Includes index.An enlarged reprint" of the "Introduction to the Catalogue of the exhibition of bindi...
Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illumi...
Jeff\u27s interest in learning more about bookbinding came about because of a recent donation from t...
Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illumi...
The question of how gaining history, knowledge and processes of bookmaking can provide usable artist...
The word “manuscript”, which literally means “handwritten”, is used to describe a book that is produ...
Each generation, going back to the early middle ages, has had master craftsmen capable of producing ...
Many medieval books are beautiful objects to behold, with covers of leather or sumptuous velvet, dec...
I am a textiles artist who has become interested in book arts, as have many others. In looking for h...
I am a textiles artist who has become interested in book arts, as have many others. In looking for h...
'Medieval and Historical Bindings in a Modern Design (Czech Republic)' consists of twelve hand-bound...
An account of the techniques and materials used to make bookbindings on printed books from ca 1450 t...
This investigation is a new approach to the assessment of the richly-ornamented book-covers of the e...
I am a textiles artist who has become interested in book arts, as have many others. In looking for h...
The University of St. Andrews Library Open Access Fund supported this Open Access publication. The L...
Includes index.An enlarged reprint" of the "Introduction to the Catalogue of the exhibition of bindi...
Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illumi...
Jeff\u27s interest in learning more about bookbinding came about because of a recent donation from t...
Medieval manuscripts resisted obsolescence. Made by highly specialised craftspeople (scribes, illumi...
The question of how gaining history, knowledge and processes of bookmaking can provide usable artist...
The word “manuscript”, which literally means “handwritten”, is used to describe a book that is produ...