The Archeology of Medieval Bookbinding (review)
Gary Frost
This publication is a textbook on the structure of early codex bookbindings. John Szirmai has gathered, organized, and commented literature field studies, he compiled, tabulated, interpreted his own detailed census confirmed period bindings. He provided all this information in context very readable excellently illustrated narrative that leaves student with compelling interest meaning bookbindings poignant appreciation uncertainties their survival.
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