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*1001 $aGreenfield, Jane
*24510$aABC of bookbinding :$ba unique glossary with over 700 illustrations for collectors & librarians  /$cwritten and illustrated by Jane Greenfield
*260  $aNew Castle, Del. ;$a1998 :$bOak Knoll ,$c1998
*300  $axi, 183 s.  :$bill.
*504  $aS. 171-180: Bibliography
*650 4$aBookbinding
*650 4$aDictionaries
*650 4$aBokbinderi
*650 4$alexikon
*650 4$aTerminologi
*697  $cBokbandshistoria Lexikon
*697  $cBokbinderi Teknik Industri Lexikon
*8520 $hPo
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A compelling reference giving authoritative definitions of bookish terms with some 700 clear, free-hand illustrations. Half the book is this glossary; it's followed by a glossary of the structural evolution of binding including Coptic, Islamic, Oriental, North American, paper... A solid bibliography

• Jane Greenfield's ABC of Bookbinding is a work long overdue
• As a major illustrated glossary in the field of bookbinding, it provides a unique outline of the physical book and a concise look at the book's development over the centuries
• More than a thousand binding-related words and seven hundred drawings are included in the glossary for every conceivable part of the book
• This is the first time such succinct definitions and so many illustrations are coupled with clear outlines of the various periods in the historical development of book structure and style
• Nowhere else is there such a unique combination of information available for student or collector who seeks to answer precise questions on bookbinding terminology
• ABC of Bookbinding belongs on the reference shelf of every bibliophile, librarian, book conservator, collector, and binder interested in the book arts
• (81/4 X 111/4, 204 pages, illustrations)