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Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Corona Virtutum Principe Dignarum
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Whether books are large or small, the effort in binding remains the same: collating the sections, sewing the sections together, trimming the edges, rounding and backing the spine, and wrapping the text block with a cover of some sort. Here two plain, functional vellum bindings are contrasted with an ornate red morocco binding on a 1697 Italian edition of the Office of the Church. Only the stubs of the fore-edge ties remain on the Elzevier edition (1634), which has a limp vellum cover. The vellum on the ‘landscape’ Huygens (1641) is rigid, wrapped over pasteboard. Both books have vellum cords stabbed through the outer cover; this practice giving greater strength to the binding.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
[Walter Quin]
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Leiden: Elsevier]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1634
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults La 1634 Q
Bindings
vellum
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Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Corona Virtutum Principe Dignarum
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Whether books are large or small, the effort in binding remains the same: collating the sections, sewing the sections together, trimming the edges, rounding and backing the spine, and wrapping the text block with a cover of some sort. Here two plain, functional vellum bindings are contrasted with an ornate red morocco binding on a 1697 Italian edition of the Office of the Church. Only the stubs of the fore-edge ties remain on the Elzevier edition (1634), which has a limp vellum cover. The vellum on the ‘landscape’ Huygens (1641) is rigid, wrapped over pasteboard. Both books have vellum cords stabbed through the outer cover; this practice giving greater strength to the binding.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
[Walter Quin]
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Leiden: Elsevier]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1634
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults La 1634 Q
Bindings
vellum
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Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Constantini Hugenii Equitis Otiorum Libri Sex
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Whether books are large or small, the effort in binding remains the same: collating the sections, sewing the sections together, trimming the edges, rounding and backing the spine, and wrapping the text block with a cover of some sort. Here two plain, functional vellum bindings are contrasted with an ornate red morocco binding on a 1697 Italian edition of the Office of the Church. Only the stubs of the fore-edge ties remain on the Elzevier edition (1634), which has a limp vellum cover. The vellum on the ‘landscape’ Huygens (1641) is rigid, wrapped over pasteboard. Both books have vellum cords stabbed through the outer cover; this practice giving greater strength to the binding.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Constantijn Huygens
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Haarlem: Hans Passchiers van Wesbusch]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1641
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults La 1641 H
Bindings
vellum
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Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Constantini Hugenii Equitis Otiorum Libri Sex
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Whether books are large or small, the effort in binding remains the same: collating the sections, sewing the sections together, trimming the edges, rounding and backing the spine, and wrapping the text block with a cover of some sort. Here two plain, functional vellum bindings are contrasted with an ornate red morocco binding on a 1697 Italian edition of the Office of the Church. Only the stubs of the fore-edge ties remain on the Elzevier edition (1634), which has a limp vellum cover. The vellum on the ‘landscape’ Huygens (1641) is rigid, wrapped over pasteboard. Both books have vellum cords stabbed through the outer cover; this practice giving greater strength to the binding.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Constantijn Huygens
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Haarlem: Hans Passchiers van Wesbusch]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1641
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults La 1641 H
Bindings
vellum
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Constantini Hugenii Equitis Otiorum Libri Sex
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Whether books are large or small, the effort in binding remains the same: collating the sections, sewing the sections together, trimming the edges, rounding and backing the spine, and wrapping the text block with a cover of some sort. Here two plain, functional vellum bindings are contrasted with an ornate red morocco binding on a 1697 Italian edition of the Office of the Church. Only the stubs of the fore-edge ties remain on the Elzevier edition (1634), which has a limp vellum cover. The vellum on the ‘landscape’ Huygens (1641) is rigid, wrapped over pasteboard. Both books have vellum cords stabbed through the outer cover; this practice giving greater strength to the binding.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Constantijn Huygens
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Haarlem: Hans Passchiers van Wesbusch]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1641
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults La 1641 H
Bindings
vellum
-
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Epigrammata Antiquae Urbis
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
Giacomo, or Jacobus Mazzocchi produced this anthology of antique Roman epigraphs in April 1521. On first glance, it seems that sheets of a medieval manuscript surplus to requirement were re-used for binding both covers; an instance of recycling. In fact, the sheets were for decoration purposes only, being pasted on top of existing vellum covers, which were certainly added much later on. The endpapers (a collective term for flyleaves and pastedowns) are paper, and because they do not cover the whole pasteboard, there is just visible the remains of a stave of medieval music. On display is a 15th century leaf from the Mass for Epiphany, with a 5-line initial ‘E’ depicting the three crowned Magi.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Giacomo, or Jacobus Mazzocchi
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Rome: Jacobus Mazzocchi]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
April 1521
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
de Beer Itc 1521 M
Bindings
vellum
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
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Title
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Apologeticus
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
This vellum-covered edition of Tertullian’s <em>Apologeticus</em> was a Hague prize awarded to one Johann P. Van der Haer, dated March 1747. The five compartments along the spine have gold acorn ornaments, repeated again in the four corners. Double-fillets create a border on the outer edges of the covers. The centrepiece (a popular form of decoration) is a large gilt central figure of Athena (Minerva) with her owl, and the standing shield bearing the coat-of-arms of The Hague. The legend ‘Hagae Comitis’ (Hague, Netherlands) is visible. While the use of vellum in bindings dwindled in England about the 1660s, continental binders continued to use it well into the 18th century. The leaf edges have been sprinkled red; a mere fashion accessory.
Creator
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Tertullian
Publisher
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[Leiden: Isaac Severinus]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1718
Identifier
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Shoults Lb 1718 T
Bindings
vellum
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Title
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From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
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Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
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Title
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De Institutione Oratoria Libri Duodecim
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In simple terms, the process of preparing vellum or parchment for use in binding is that the hide is soaked in lime, scraped clean of hair and flesh and then stretched to dry on a frame. Although vellum and parchment are used interchangeably, there is a difference: the former was made from calfskin while the latter was made from sheepskin that had been split. This 1720 edition of Quintilian has a vellum cover, and in order to get a good impression, the double fillets that form the inner and outer frames, the centre-piece, and the corner ornaments of acorns and flowers were probably applied when the vellum was wet. Heat and pressure were also necessary. The covers are very thick and have warped. The fore-edge ties that may have prevented this happening have gone; only green stubs remain.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Quintilian
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Leiden: Johannes du Vivié]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1720
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults Lc 1720 Q
Bindings
vellum
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Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
De Institutione Oratoria Libri Duodecim
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
In simple terms, the process of preparing vellum or parchment for use in binding is that the hide is soaked in lime, scraped clean of hair and flesh and then stretched to dry on a frame. Although vellum and parchment are used interchangeably, there is a difference: the former was made from calfskin while the latter was made from sheepskin that had been split. This 1720 edition of Quintilian has a vellum cover, and in order to get a good impression, the double fillets that form the inner and outer frames, the centre-piece, and the corner ornaments of acorns and flowers were probably applied when the vellum was wet. Heat and pressure were also necessary. The covers are very thick and have warped. The fore-edge ties that may have prevented this happening have gone; only green stubs remain.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Quintilian
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Leiden: Johannes du Vivié]
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1720
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults Lc 1720 Q
Bindings
vellum
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Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Fasciculus Poematvm Graecorum
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
This edition of Greek poetry printed in Germany in 1715 displays true recycling by an unknown binder. A 14th century vellum manuscript detailing a portion of a scientific work has been used for the entire binding. It is not a tidy job. The binder has disregarded the old vellum fold, which shows past sewing holes, and wrapped it willy-nilly around pasteboard covers. To give the book an air of respectability, a partially gold-tooled spine label has been pasted on.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Jerome Freyer
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Halle an der Saalle]: Orphanotrophei
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1715
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults Gb 1715 F
Bindings
manuscript
vellum
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Title
A name given to the resource
From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding. Online exhibition
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Various collectors
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
The book that has the earliest English binding in New Zealand was printed in Venice in July 1481. Its binding is dark-brown calfskin over wooden boards. The spine has four raised bands, with a late 19th century red label attached. There are remnants of two catches and clasps. The end-leaves are vellum and paper. Within a central block design the blind stamped punches of birds, animals, and floral designs are arranged singly in horizontal rows. There are blind-stamped fillets. Somehow, this book ended up in Oxford, England, where about 1482 it gained its covers from a 15th century bookbinder called the Rood and Hunt Binder. Not only does the text (a Commentary on the Bible) carry the earliest English binding in New Zealand, but it carries within its pages fragments of indulgences printed by William Caxton, England’s first printer, c1480.
Wooden boards, raised bands, end-leaves, vellum, blind-stamped, and fillets are all part of the language of the bookbinder. An exhibition entitled From Pigskin to Paper: The Art and Craft of Bookbinding will begin at Special Collections, University of Otago Library on 20 December 2012. The exhibition aims to decode the jargon used by bookbinders, and showcase the creative ‘art and craft’ skills evident in all aspects of the binding process, from forwarding (construction) to finishing (decoration). To highlight the processes, a wide cross-section of binding styles will be exhibited, from the 1481 Rood and Hunt binding and 16th century European samples, to publisher’s case-bindings and those styled art nouveau. Books bound by local Dunedin binders will also feature. The exhibition runs to 22 March 2013.
There is an increasing amount of scholarly work done on the binders who create the outer garments that contain (and protect) the text-block. There is also more intensive work done examining the structural components of bindings, especially by conservators. Whether they are hand-bound calfskin, pigskin, or vellum examples from the hand-press period (and thereby unique objects), or machine-made mass-produced ones from the early 19th century, bindings do provide information on the book trade, how books were sold, how they were to be used, what were the prevailing fashions, what tools the binder owned, and in cases, the owner’s taste and standing. Indeed, as book historian David Pearson claims: ‘all historic bindings are potentially interesting, however fine (or not) they look’.
Each major library in New Zealand has its fair share of decorative, fine bindings, with the name of the binder often stamped inside: Zaehnsdorf; Sangorski & Sutcliffe; Cockerell. There are also those books known to be bound by famous binders such as Samuel Mearne, Roger Payne, or Charles Lewis. Of course, the vast majority of bindings are simple, plain, and functional, and carry no signature or famous name. If not a recognisable publisher’s house-style, most of them remain anonymous representatives, silent witnesses to the past.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Fasciculus Poematvm Graecorum
Abstract
A summary of the resource.
This edition of Greek poetry printed in Germany in 1715 displays true recycling by an unknown binder. A 14th century vellum manuscript detailing a portion of a scientific work has been used for the entire binding. It is not a tidy job. The binder has disregarded the old vellum fold, which shows past sewing holes, and wrapped it willy-nilly around pasteboard covers. To give the book an air of respectability, a partially gold-tooled spine label has been pasted on.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Jerome Freyer
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
[Halle an der Saalle]: Orphanotrophei
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1715
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Shoults Gb 1715 F
Bindings
manuscript
vellum