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History of the Bookand
Book Structures
November 11, 2014
Kai Fay
British Literature I
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Outline
•History of the book -book structures -production methods•History of bookbinding -stab binding -Coptic -medieval -girdle books -case bindings•Interplay of book structure and content
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Anatomy of a Book
Catch Plate
Fore Edge
Head
Band(Sewing Support)
Tail
Spine
Endband
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Structures
Tablet-clay or wax
Scroll-papyrus, skin, or wood
Codex-sewn binding-modern books are technically codices
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Production Technology
Moveable Type Printing Press Digital Imaging
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Production Technology
Woodblock and Woodcut
Engraving and Etching
Lithography Photography
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Early Bindings
•1st-4th centuries CE•limp covers, usually vellum or leather•vellum pages•often sewn through two stations
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Coptic Binding•2nd-10th century CE•binding style originating in Egypt and surrounding area•exposed spine sewing•wooden boards sewn to textblock
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Historic Long-Stitch•used through early 19th century•exposed sewing on spine•requires reinforced spine piece•decorative weaving sometimes added to exposed stitches
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Medieval Binding•7th-14th century•wooden covers•text block sewn over cords which were then laced into cover•boards partially or fully covered in leather•clasps added beginning in 9th century
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Girdle Books•13th-16th century•leather binding with long tail that could be attached to belt•most commonly used for religious texts
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Medieval Binding Developments•15th-16th centuries -full leather bindings with tooling•16th-17th centuries -transition to paper boards -introduction of rounded-back structures
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18th and 19th Century Bindings•introduction of half and quarter bindings•transition to case bindings•significant decrease in paper quality
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Modern Decorative Bindings•use of everyday materials in bindings•binding integral to content of book
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Book Structures
How does the intended use of a book influence its structure?
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Further ReadingInternet
Guild of Bookworkershttp://www.guildofbookworkers.org/University of Iowa Libraries Bookbinding Models http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/binding/index.phpPrinceton University Hand Bookbindingshttp://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/hb/hb.htmlGraphics Atlas: information on different graphic techniqueshttp://graphicsatlas.org/
BooksClemens, Raymond. Introduction to Manuscript Studies. Ithaca: Cornell University
Press, 2007.Gaskell, Philip. A New Introduction to Bibliography. New York: Oxford University
Press, 1972.Greenfield, Jane. ABC of Bookbinding: an Illustrated Glossary of Terms for Collectors & Conservators. New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1998.Moran, James. Printing Presses: History and Development from the 15th Century to
Modern Times. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973.Nixon, Howard. Five Centuries of English Bookbinding. London: Scholar Press,
1978.