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Publishers' Bindings
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Aspects of the Victorian Book 
 Detail-rich site that provides insight into the production and publishing of books in Britain during the 19th century. Includes signed articles with graphics on printing technology, illustration, lithography, wood-engraved illustration, photographically illustrated books, bookbindings, the novel, yellowbacks, penny dreadfuls, children's books, and magazines for women. Especially noteworthy is the section on the binding designs of John Leighton. From the British Library. http://www.bl.uk/collections/early/victorian/intro.html Topics: History By Place, Literature & Books, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Apr 7, 2006 Judging A Book By Its Cover: Gold-Stamped Publishers' Bindings of the 19th Century
An exhibit of English and American 19th century book covers with gold-stamping, a process that "brought to the mass-produced book some of the prestige associated with gold-tooled leather bindings of the pre-industrial era." Browsable by topic (vignettes, traditional designs, classical motifs, coats of arms, Wild West, travel books, designer bindings). Also features a gallery of selected book spines. From New York's Columbia University, Rare Book and Manuscript Library. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/gilded/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Libraries & Archives by Type, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jul 5, 2004 Publishers' Bindings Online, 1815-1930: The Art of Books
This site provides a database of images of thousands of bookbindings. Browse by subject (including items such as color of binding or stamping), or search by keyword to see front and back covers, a spine image, endpapers, and a physical description of each book. Also includes brief biographies of selected designers. The project is a partnership of the University of Alabama University Libraries and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. http://bindings.lib.ua.edu Topics: Arts and Humanities, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Apr 12, 2005 |
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