The History of Bookbinding. 525 – 1950 A.D. An Exhibition Held at the Baltimore Museum of Art. November 12, 1957 to January 12, 1958

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The Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1957. xi, 275 pages + 106 plates. 4to (28 x 22,5 cm). 718 bindings are carefully described, with critical notes and references to published works, and 184 are illustrated on 106 half-tone plates. Errata slip laid in. Privately bound red, half calf binding, Cockerell-paper over boards (Bound by Thomas Bisset, 1959, Newcastle University Library Bindery). Some notes and corrections with ink pen.

Important catalogue describing treasure bindings of the Middle Ages and later Near Eastern bindings Greek and Armenian bindings Medieval bindings of Europe Renaissance bindings Seventeenth century Eighteenth century Nineteenth and early twentieth century Russia 18th-20th century America 17th-19th century Contemporary French binding Trade bindings 19th century Contemporary artists’ wrapper designs Miniature books.