Talk:Book Decoration

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All over design

"A style of finishing in which the entire cover,as distinct from the corners, center or borders,is decorated by a single motif, multiple motifs,or a decorative roll."

Armorial

"Leather or cloth bindings embossed with armorial seals or plaques, frequently in a panel, or embroidered bindings in which the arms were raised in relief and worked in thread."

Azured or hatched motifs

Bindings decorated with an azured tool, which has "closely spaced parallel lines cut diagonally across its surface".

Bradel

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COLLECTION	Courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
BINDING DESCRIPTION
BINDING TERM	Bradel: A type of binding that originated in Germany with the shop of Alexis Pierre Bradel. Characterized by a hollow back, similar to a library binding, and generally having split boards that were attached to the text block by a cloth spine lining. Many bindings "a la Bradel" are quarter bound with cloth or leather spine and paper sides.
DECORATION	Front and back boards have simple frame of gold lines, spine has eight gold lines and five rosettes, with gold tooled title. Turn-ins are gold tooled. Silk endleaves.
REPAIRS
COVER material/hardware, etc, corner style/turn ins, repairs	Full red goat with gold tooling, untrimmed turn ins, overlapped corners. Hollow back, no bands.
BOARDS material, back cornering	Rigid boards, no shaping, no back cornering.
SPINE rounding/ backing lining	Rounded and backed, lining of printer's waste.
ENDBANDS style, material/color, core material	Pink, blue, and white silk endbands with a front bead over a cord core.
SEWING style, # stations, support material lacing in	Sewing is not visible except at endpapers: endpapers sewn all along over five supports which are adhered under paste down.
ENDPAPERS material, # of flyleaves/attachment	Blue silk pastedown and conjugate made flyleaf, two plain cream (3) medium (2) moderately textured (2) laid paper flyleaves.
TEXT BLOCK material, edge treatment	Cream (3) medium (1) moderately textured (3) handmade laid paper. Edges gilt.
HOUSING
NOTES	The bindings Bradel was famous for are typically quarter style; this full leather binding does, however, display many of the functional aspects associated with the Bradel style.
DESCRIBER (s)	Meaghan J. Brown, M. Baughman, O. Primanis
Citations/ SEE ALSO	See Also: Paper descriptions: Elizabeth Lunning and Roy Perkinson. The Print Council of America Paper Sample Book: A Practical Guide to the Description of Paper. The Print Council of America. Sun Hill Press, 1996.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CATALOGING RECORD Note: Signature collations may be erroneous due to problems developed during database migration to a new OPAC system. Author Paracelsus, 1493-1541. Title Expositio vera harvm imaginvm olim Nvrenbergae repertarum ex fundatissimo veræ Magiæ vaticinio deducta. / Per D. Doctorem Theophrastum Paracelsum. Imprint [S.l. : s.n.], 1570. Harry Ransom Center Book Collection BV 5080 P372 1570 LIB USE ONLY Description 47, [1] leaves : ill. ; 16 cm. (8vo) Note Signatures: A-F8 Leaves 12 and 46 misnumbered 11 and 64. Publisher's device on recto of final leaf. Tail-pieces. Indexed in: Sudhoff, Karl. Bibl. Paracelsica, 115. Local note Signed binding (ticket on front end paper): Relié par Bradel l'Ainé Sucecseur du Sr. Derome le Jeune son Oncle Rue St Jacques Hotel de la Couture No. 65. Bookplate of John-Hely-Hutchinson, Chippenham Lodge, Ely, 1947. Subject Mysticism – History. Papacy. Special collection: Hely-Hutchinson, John Walter, 1882-1955, former owner Bradel, l'Ainé, binder OCLC number 9148453

Cambridge

"Books bound in this style were sewn on raised cords, covered in calfskin that was masked and sprinkled in such a manner as to leave a stained central rectangular panel, a plain rectangular frame, which, in turn, was surrounded by a stained outside frame. The books had Dutchmarble endpapers and red edges. The spine was pieced with red russia leather labels and had double blind lines at head and tail on each side of the raised bands. The covers were decoratedw ith a two-line fillet close to the edges and on each side of the panel. and with a narrow flower roll worked on each side of the panel close to the lines. There were many variations of this style,including some books tooled in gold, and some with marbled covers and sprinkled panels."

Cambridge style in leather

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Descriptive Bibliography (expand to read):

COLLECTION	Courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
BINDING DESCRIPTION
BINDING TERM	Cambridge Binding
DECORATION	Check –-Cambridge style, or Cambridge panel style: A style of bookbinding popular at the end of the 17th century and beginning of the 18th. Characterized by three concentric frames (including a perimeter frame) formed with gilt or blind fillets or rolls, with fleurons or other small tools anchoring the corners. The space defined by the frames is often further delineated by sprinkling or toning with acid. Earlier versions of this pattern do not have the multitonal effect. This design is common to all of England, not just Cambridge.
REPAIRS
COVER material/hardware, etc, corner style/turn ins, repairs	brown tanned calfskin
BOARDS material, back cornering	pulpboard, gentle shaping
SPINE rounding/ backing lining	gently backed
ENDBANDS style, material/color, core material	Sewn blue and white?) endbands with front bead. Rolled paper core
SEWING style, # stations, support material lacing in	Five raised bands with cord supports, 2 ole lacing.
ENDPAPERS material, # of flyleaves/attachment	Double folio sewn on. Evidenceof removed leaves.
TEXT BLOCK material, edge treatment
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DESCRIBER (s)	Meaghan J. Brown, M. Baughman, O. Primanis
Citations/ SEE ALSO	See Also: Paper descriptions: Elizabeth Lunning and Roy Perkinson. The Print Council of America Paper Sample Book: A Practical Guide to the Description of Paper. The Print Council of America. Sun Hill Press, 1996.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CATALOGING RECORD accessed 10/08 Uniform title Bible. O.T. Heptateuch. Anglo-Saxon. Aelfric. Selections. 1698. Title Heptateuchus, liber Job, et Evangelium Nicodemi; Anglo-Saxonice. : Historiæ Judith fragmentum; Dano-Saxonice. / Edidit nunc primum ex mss codicibus Edwardus Thwaites ... Added title Bible. O.T. Job. Anglo-Saxon. Aelfric. Selections. 1698. Gospel of Nicodemus. Anglo-Saxon. Selections. 1698. Bible. O.T. Apocrypha. Judith. Anglo-Saxon. Selections. 1698. Imprint Oxoniæ: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1698. Harry Ransom Center Book Collection BS 130 A45 1698 LIB USE ONLY Description [8], 168, 32 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. (4to) Note Contains portions of the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges and Job in the translation ascribed to Aelfric. Cf. Darlow & Moule. Signatures: pi?-X?A-2D? Engraved frontispiece, head-pieces and historiated initials. This edition is know to exist in at least two issues: in issue 1, the verso of t.p. has the imprimatur of Joh. Meare, Dec. 27, 1697; in issue 2 the verso of t.p. is blank. HRC copy 1 is issue 1, copy 2 is issue 2. TxU-Hu Indexed in: Darlow & Moule 1606 Wing B2198 Local note HRC copy 1: inscribed: Wm. Harvey on p. 164; shelfmark of Sir Thomas Phillipps[?]; ms. notations. Copy 2: bookplate with cipher A.C [Arthur Charlett]; formerly classified: Ac/Ae43/698h; accession no.: 658775; paper covers, tooled in the Cambridge style. Subject Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham. Genre Paper covers – England – ca. 1698 Cambridge style bindings Added author Thwaites, Edward, 1667-1711. Special collection: Theatrum Sheldonianum, printer/press Harvey, William, former owner Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner Charlett, Arthur, 1655-1722, former owner OCLC number 4899857H

Cambridge style done in paper

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University of Texas Cataloging Record
BINDING DESCRIPTION
COVER material/hardware, etc corner style/turn ins repairs
BOARDS material back cornering
SPINE rounding/ backing lining
ENDBANDS style material/color core material
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ENDPAPERS material # of flyleaves/attachment
TEXT BLOCK material edge treatment
DECORATION style
describer (s)	Baughman, Metzger, Primanis

Another variant of the Cambridge style done in leather

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Descriptive Bibliography (expand to read):

COLLECTION	Courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
BINDING DESCRIPTION
BINDING TERM	Cambridge style, or Cambridge panel style: A style of bookbinding popular at the end of the 17th century and beginning of the 18th. Characterized by three concentric frames (including a perimeter frame) formed with gilt or blind fillets or rolls, with fleurons or other small tools anchoring the corners. The space defined by the frames is often further delineated by sprinkling or toning with acid. Earlier versions of this pattern do not have the multitonal effect. This design is common to all of England, not just Cambridge.
DECORATION	Three concentric frames formed by a single blind fillet. Inner two frames are connected at the corners by a blind fillet, and the inner most frame further decorated by a gold roll and told corner tools. Four gilt fleurons anchor the corners between the second and outermost blind frames. Gold fillets delineate the six raised bands. Gold roll on turnins. Silver corners, central diamond, and clasp furnishings. Catch on the back board. Furnishings are unusual for this period.
REPAIRS	Leather repairs at the head and tail. First and last gatherings may have been resewn and endpapers are now heavily tipped.
COVER material/hardware, etc, corner style/turn ins, repairs	Full brown sheep or goatskin, uneven turn ins. Corners covered by silver furnishings. Six raised bands. Tightback.
BOARDS material, back cornering	Binder's board, unshaped, not back cornered.
SPINE rounding/ backing lining	Rounded and backed. Linings are not visible.
ENDBANDS style, material/color, core material	Dull beige front bead endbands sewn over tawed supports. Red and blue tie downs found at the front and back of text block suggesting that current endbands are not original.
SEWING style, # stations, support material lacing in	Two-on, over six raised bands. Sewing pattern may not be consistent throughout text block. Support material is probably cord.
ENDPAPERS material, # of flyleaves/attachment	Dutch pattern curled marbled paper pastedown, and made marbled flyleaf. Front endpapers have two beige (1) thin (2) slightly textured (2) handmade laid paper flyleaves. Rear endpapers have three flyleaves.
TEXT BLOCK material, edge treatment	Beige (1) medium (1) slightly textured (2) handmade laid paper. Edges gilt.
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DESCRIBER (s)	Meaghan J. Brown, M. Baughman, O. Primanis
Citations/ SEE ALSO	See Also: Paper descriptions: Elizabeth Lunning and Roy Perkinson. The Print Council of America Paper Sample Book: A Practical Guide to the Description of Paper. The Print Council of America. Sun Hill Press, 1996.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CATALOGING RECORD accessed 8/09 University of Texas Cataloging Record Note: Signature collations may be erroneous due to problems developed during database migration to a new OPAC system. Corporate author Church of England. Uniform title Book of common prayer Title The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, : and other rites and ceremonies of the church, according to the use of the Church of England; together with the psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches. Imprint Cambridge, : Printed by John Field ..., 1663. Harry Ransom Center Evelyn Waugh Collection BX 5145 A4 1663 WAU LIB USE ONLY Description [188] p. ; 24 cm. (4to) Note Signatures: a-b4,c2,A-X4. In double columns. Title within double rule border. Indexed in: Wing B.3627 Local note Cambridge style binding with silver furniture. Armorial bookplate of Evelyn Waugh; inscribed: for Evelyn Waugh from Alastair Graham, 1924; inscribed: Marshall Sutton; inscribed: Henricus Sutton [&] Dorothea Sutton May 20 A.D. 1670; genealogy of William Winstone Curtis-Hayward family on back free end papers. With this are bound: Bible. English. Authorized. 1663. The Holy Bible. Cambridge, 1663 – Sternhold, Thomas. The whole book of Psalms. [Cambridge], 1663. Genre Cambridge style bindings Silver furniture Special collection: Field, John, printer/press Graham, Alastair, former owner Sutton, Dorothea, former owner Sutton, Henricus, former owner Sutton, Marshall, former owner Waugh, Evelyn, 1903-1966, former

Cathedral

"Bookbindings executed between about 1810 and approximately 1840 in England and France. The name derives from the motifs of the embellishment, e.g., Gothic architecture, rose windows, and the like. "

Center and Corner binding

A style consisting of an abstract center piece, either oval or lozenge shaped, made of one stamp and four corner pieces, large ornaments that sat at the corners of a frame. The designs are always symmetrical both vertically and horizontally.

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BINDING DESCRIPTION
BINDING TERM	Center and Corner binding: A style consisting of an abstract center piece, either oval or lozenge shaped, made of one stamp and four corner pieces, large ornaments that sat at the corners of a frame. The designs are always symmetrical both vertically and horizontally.
COVER material/hardware, etc corner style/turn ins repairs	Full brown calf, mitered corners, uneven turn ins. Tightback.
DECORATION style	Center and corner stamped in gilt, flat spine profile with seven double gilt lines. Initials "E C" tooled in gilt. Gold rolled edges. Textblock trimmed and gilt. Remains of clasps: catch on lower cover, parchment straps for hasp broken.
BOARDS material back cornering	Binder's board, unshaped, back cornered.
SPINE rounding/ backing lining	Rounded and backed. Lined, but a prior repair has made it difficult to identify the lining.
ENDBANDS style material/color core material	Front bead, hand sewn green and pink end band over cord core.
SEWING style support material lacing in	Sewn two on over four alum tawed thongs. Grooves were sawn into the textblock to recess the thongs.
ENDPAPERS material # of flyleaves/attachment	Beige (2) medium ( 1) slightly textured (2) handmade laid paper. One free fly leaf and paste down. Prior to repair, may have been one paste down and three fly-leaves, with two of the front fly leaves removed and two of the rear flyleaves adhered to the paste down.
TEXT BLOCK material edge treatment	Beige (1) thin (2) slightly textured (1) handmade laid paper. Edges trimmed and gilt.
NOTES	Contains multiple works published at different times.
describer (s)	Brown, Primanis
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CATALOGING RECORD Note: Signature collations may be erroneous due to problems developed during database migration to a new OPAC system. Author Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549. Title The whole booke of Psalmes. / Collected into English meeter by T. Sternhold, I. Hopk. and others: conferred with the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing them withall. Imprint [London] : Printed for the Company of Stationers., 1618. Harry Ransom Center Book Collection BX 5145 A4 1613 LIB USE ONLY Description 1 psalter ([34], 316, [34] p.) ; 15 cm. (8vo) Local note Bound with: Church of England. The booke of common praier. Imprinted at London, 1613. Note "Set forth and allowed to be sung in all churches of al the people togither before and after morning and euening prayer, as also before & after sermons, and moreouer, in priuate houses, for their godly solace & comfort, laying apart al vngodly songs and ballads, which tend only to the norishing of vice and corrupting of youth." Signatures: A-2A8 Title within ornamental border. Tail-piece. Pages 22, 140, 231, 310, and 315 misnumbered 12, 148, 213, 308 and 313 (with 2nd 3 backwards) respectively. Includes index: p. [31]-[33] at end. Page [34] at end is blank. Indexed in: STC 2561 Local note Williford Collection. Subject Bible. O.T. Psalms – Paraphrases, English. Psalms (Music) Added author Hopkins, John, d. 1570. Special collection: Company of Stationers, printer/press OCLC number 14578949

Chippendale or Chinoiserie style

"A style of book decoration, where the books weregenerally covered in red morocco, and were tooledin gold with elaborate rococo borders of swirlsand acanthus leaves enclosing areas dispersed withmeshes of dotted lines."

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Cosway

"Leather bookbindings produced in the usual manner, except that they have miniature paintings inset into their covers. "

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Cottage

"A style of book decoration in which the top andbottom of a center rectangular panel slope awayfrom a broken center, producing a kind of gabledeffect. The spaces are filled in, at times, withFrench sprays and branches in combination withlacework, and sometimes with the same small toolsused in the fan ornament. "

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BINDING DESCRIPTION
COVER material/hardware, etc corner style/turn ins repairs	red goatskin lapped corners, turn-ins untrimmed none
BOARDS material back cornering	paste board outside back cornered
SPINE rounding/ backing lining	slightly rounded /pulled on boards? NV
ENDBANDS style material/color core material	core with front bead red and white
SEWING style #stations support material lacing in	raised cords 4 NV NV
ENDPAPERS material # of flyleaves/attachment	marbled paper 2, made endpapers
TEXT BLOCK material edge treatment	paper gilt and gauffered
DECORATION style	Cottage
describer (s)	Baughman, Metzger, Primanis
University of Texas Cataloging Record 8/02 UNIFORM TITLE: Bible. N.T. English. Authorized. 1707. TITLE: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, : newly translated out of the original Greek, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. By His Majesties special command. Appointed to be read in churches. PUBLISHED: London, : Printed by Charles Bill, and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, deceas'd ..., 1707. DESCRIPTION: (312) p. ; 13 cm. (12mo) NOTES: Signatures: A-N12. Text in two columns, within red line border. COPY NOTES: Stamped on spine: I.B. Cottage roof style binding. SPECIAL KEYWORDS: Printer/Press: Bill, Charles. Printer/Press: Newcomb, Thomas, executrix of. Provenance: B., I. Binding: Cottage roof style bindings. OCLC NUMBER: 12284735 Locations:BS 2085 1707 L6 1707 Humanities Research Center USE IN LIBRARY ONLY

Cuir-cisile

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Diced Leather

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COLLECTION	Courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
BINDING DESCRIPTION
BINDING TERM	Diced Russia Calfskin
DECORATION	Diced
REPAIRS	Rebacked with tanned goatskin, 3 corners repaired.
COVER material/hardware, etc, corner style/turn ins, repairs	Full diced russia calfskin, with 4 false raised bands.
BOARDS material, back cornering	Mill board, back cornered.
SPINE rounding/ backing lining	Slightly rounded and backed.
ENDBANDS style, material/color, core material	Double endband with a front bead. Red, light- blue, white silk(?)Leather core.
SEWING style, # stations, support material lacing in	Sewn on 5 sunken cords. Support and lacing are not visible.
ENDPAPERS material, # of flyleaves/attachment	Stormont stone pattern</p>
TEXT BLOCK material, edge treatment	Grain long, handmade laid paper.
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DESCRIBER (s)	Meaghan J. Brown, M. Baughman, O. Primanis
Citations/ SEE ALSO	See Also:
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CATALOGING RECORD accessed 10/08 Author Moryson, Fynes, 1566-1630. Title An itinerary / vvritten by Fynes Moryson gent. first in the Latine tongue, and then translated by him into English: containing his ten yeeres travell throvgh the tvvelve domjnions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Jtaly, Turky, France, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Diuided into III parts … Imprint At London : Printed by John Beale ..., 1617 Harry Ransom Center Book Collection -Q- D 915 M89 1617 LIB USE ONLY Description [16], 295, [1], 301, [1], 292, [2] p. : geneal. tables, maps, plans ; 34 cm. (fol.) Note Double t.p. (p. [4]-[5] at front). Parts 1-3 of a projected work of 5 parts; part 4 was written but never printed. Cf. Dict. of Nat. Biog. This work is known to exist in at least two issues: in this issue, the second title leaf (leaf [par.] 3) has the contents in Roman type and a printer's device with a griffin's head (McKerrow 374) between the contents and imprint; in another issue, leaf [par.] 3 is a cancel with the contents in italics and a different ornamental device is between the contents and imprint. This issue is known to exist in at least two states: in state 1, part III, book 3 is paged continuously; in state 2, part III, book 3, chapter 4 is omitted, with numbers 151-154 omitted from pagination and gathering 3R consisting of 4 rather than 6 leaves. HRC copies 1 & 2 are state 1; copy 3 is state 2. TxU-Hu Signatures: ?[?par.?]??-4D?E? First word of title within ornamental frame; ornamental device at head of second t.p. Head- and tail-pieces; historiated initials. Leaves A3, Ee2, Gg2 and Mmm missigned B3, E2, G2 and Nnn respectively; leaves 4A2 and 4B1 unsigned. Numerous errors in pagination. Pages [1]-[2] at front, p. [1] following p. 295, p. [1] following p. 301 and p. [1]-[2] at end are blank. Indexed in: STC (2nd ed.) 18205 Local note HRC copy 1 [PAR] signed binding (stamped on front turn in): Bound for William Brown, Edinburgh; bookplate of Edward Alexander Parsons; imperfect: blank first and last leaves wanting, p. [11]-[12] at front bound in reverse order. Copy 2 [PAR] bookplate of Edward Alexander Parsons; armorial bookplate of James Maidment; inscribed: Tho: Baker Coll: Jo: Socius ejectus; ms. notations in hand of Baker; bookseller's ms. notation: from Earl Morton's collection; imperfect: blank first and last leaves wanting, part III, p. 139-142 wanting. Copy 3: armorial bookplate of Baron Caher; inscribed: Glengall; inscribed: Townshend; early 19th century English diced calf binding with the crest of Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Glengall; reg. no. 4470; imperfect: blank first leaf wanting; ms. notations. Subject Europe – Description and travel. Tyrone's Rebellion, 1597-1603. Genre Armorial bindings – Glengall, Richard Butler, Earl of, 1775-1819 Bookbinding – Great Britain – ca. 1810 Diced leather bindings – ca. 1810 Special collection: Beale, John, printer/press Brown, William, binder Maidment, James, 1795?-1879, former owner Baker, Thomas, 1656-1740, former owner Morton, George Douglas, Earl of, 1761-1827, former owner Glengall, Richard Butler, Earl of, 1775-1819, former owner Townshend, former owner Caher, Baron, former owner Parsons, Edward Alexander, 1878-1962, former owner Parsons Library OCLC number 16505856H

Divinity calf

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Drawer handle tool

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Etruscan

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BINDING DESCRIPTION
COVER material/hardware, etc corner style/turn ins repairs
BOARDS material back cornering
SPINE rounding/ backing lining
ENDBANDS style material/color core material
SEWING style #stations support material lacing in
ENDPAPERS material # of flyleaves/attachment
TEXT BLOCK material edge treatment
DECORATION style
describer (s)	Baughman, Metzger, Primanis
University of Texas Cataloging Record

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BINDING DESCRIPTION
COVER material/hardware, etc corner style/turn ins repairs
BOARDS material back cornering
SPINE rounding/ backing lining
ENDBANDS style material/color core material
SEWING style #stations support material lacing in
ENDPAPERS material # of flyleaves/attachment
TEXT BLOCK material edge treatment
DECORATION style
describer (s)	Baughman, Metzger, Primanis
University of Texas Cataloging Record

Fan

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Fonthill

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French 17th century

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German (1479)

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BINDING DESCRIPTION
COVER material/hardware, etc corner style/turn ins repairs
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SPINE rounding/ backing lining
ENDBANDS style material/color core material
SEWING style #stations support material lacing in
ENDPAPERS material # of flyleaves/attachment
TEXT BLOCK material edge treatment
DECORATION style
describer (s)	Baughman, Metzger, Primanis
University of Texas Cataloging Record

Hollis

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Jewelled

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Kermes stained

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Lace

"A style of embellishment of leather bindingsintroduced in France in the 18th century. Theborder in use in the 17th century was enlargeduntil it became the predominant element of thedesign, so much so that often only space for anarmorial shield was left. Edges, which formerlyhad been straight, were now tooled in a wavypattern, thus giving a "lacy" effect at timesdescribed as "à la dentelle," but actuallylooking more like the wrought ironwork of fancybalconies and gates. The style was very popularand was used by many bookbinders and gilders.including the Derome family and Pierre-PaulDubisson, who used metal plates instead of tools,so as to be able to block the design and thusincrease production. "

Law calf

"A cream-colored vegetable-tannedcalfskin with a smooth grain surface, at one timeused in covering the better grades of law books,but now largely superseded by buckram. Also called"fair calf," and, incorrectly, law sheep."

Library Style

"A book that is sewn through the folds, usually on(four) tapes but sometimes on the same number ofcords, and has split boards, a leather spine withvellum tips, cloth or paper sides, and Frenchjoints"

Lozenge

"A diamond-shaped stamp, or a square stamp turned45° on its axis, and used in decoratingbookbindings."

Panel stamped

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COLLECTION	Courtesy of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas, Austin
BINDING DESCRIPTION
BINDING TERM
DECORATION
REPAIRS
COVER material/hardware, etc, corner style/turn ins, repairs
BOARDS material, back cornering
SPINE rounding/ backing lining
ENDBANDS style, material/color, core material
SEWING style, # stations, support material lacing in
ENDPAPERS material, # of flyleaves/attachment
TEXT BLOCK material, edge treatment
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DESCRIBER (s)	Meaghan J. Brown, M. Baughman, O. Primanis
Citations/ SEE ALSO	See Also: Paper descriptions: Elizabeth Lunning and Roy Perkinson. The Print Council of America Paper Sample Book: A Practical Guide to the Description of Paper. The Print Council of America. Sun Hill Press, 1996.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CATALOGING RECORD accessed 10/08

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