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<p>added links to remove from dead end page status</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The craft of bookbinding has only recently come under attention as an [[Arts and sciences|art]] form; historically not viewed very highly a great many excellent bindings have been lost over the years as valuable books are re-bound without placing importance on also preserving their binding. <br /> <br /> The art form came into demand with the rise of printing in the 15th century. In the 16th century most patrons of printed books would commission the binding separately, having purchased their book unbound. <br /> <br /> ==Types of bindings==<br /> <br /> ===Coptic Binding===<br /> <br /> A simple, early period style<br /> <br /> ===Limp Binding===<br /> <br /> Done in two major ways, either sewn onto supports or &#039;ledger sewn&#039; straight to the binding, this is the most popular style of binding done in the [[Middle Kingdom]]. <br /> <br /> ===Hard Binding===<br /> <br /> Technically similar to limp binding sewn onto supports, the text block is sewn to hard wooden boards, often covered in [[Leather_working|leather]] or vellum. <br /> <br /> ==Resources==<br /> <br /> Anderson, Priscilla “Fifteenth-Century Bookbinding Structure in Italy and the Neatherlands: A Survey of Manuscripts and Printed Books” in &lt;u&gt;The Book and Paper Group Annual&lt;/u&gt;, Vol 18, The American Institute for Conservation 1999. <br /> <br /> Foot, Mirjam, ed. &lt;u&gt;Eloquent Witnesses: Bookbindings and Their History&lt;/u&gt; British Library. New Castle Delaware Oak Knoll Press 2004<br /> <br /> Marks, P.J.M. &lt;u&gt;The British Library Guide to Bookbinding&lt;/u&gt; Toronto, Buffalo University of Toronto Press, 1998<br /> <br /> Young, Laura S. &lt;u&gt;Bookbinding &amp; Conservation by Hand: A Working Guide&lt;/u&gt; Oak Knoll Press, New Castle, Delaware 1995<br /> <br /> Website: http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/bookbindings/ - The British Library database of Bookbinding.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Arts and Sciences]]</div>

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