BPG Ethiopian Bindings

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This page covers the structure and conservation of Ethiopian bindings. See also: Book Boards. For information on other binding traditions, see Bookbinding Traditions by Region or Culture.

Wiki Compilers: Eliana Dal Sasso, Bill Hanscom, Marcela Ivanovicova
Wiki Contributors: Tessa Gadomski, please add your name here

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BPG Ethiopian Bindings. 2021. Book and Paper Group Wiki. American Institute for Conservation (AIC). Accessed December 5, 2021. https://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/BPG_Ethiopian_Bindings

Bibliography

Di Bella , Marco and Nikolas Sarris. 2014. “Field conservation in East Tigray, Ethiopia.” Care and Conservation of Manuscripts 14. 271-307.

Hanscom, Bill. 2016. “Towards a Morphology of the Ethiopian Book Satchel.” In Suave Mechanicals, Vol. 3, edited by Julia Miller. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Legacy Press. 300-355.

Paterson, Dan. 2008. "An Investigation and Treatment of an Uncommon Ethiopian Binding and Consideration of its Historical Context." The Book and Paper Group Annual 27: 55-62.

History of This Page

This page was created in September 2021 from content previously found on the Bookbinding Traditions by Region or Culture page under the heading "Ethiopian".