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EnglishA laced-case binding in limp parchment with no support of boards; this was likely a temporary binding. The “laces “ that are visible through the cover are actually slips or supports that are sewn into the spine to support the textblock. The…

EnglishTwo hundred and twenty years younger than its display case neighbour Les Ordonnances et édicts du très chrestien roy de France Charles neufiesme du nom […], this item is a good example of the economic measures taken to reduce the costs of…

EnglishThis book has lost its binding over time, but its current state allows for a wonderful illustration of the elaborate and painstaking process that went into sewing of a text block before an external cover was ap-plied. Interestingly, this…

EnglishPrinted by Sebastian Gryphius in 1547, this item is an example demonstrating a binding repair in which the owner took special care to retain as many elements of the original binding as possible. FrançaisImprimé par Sebastian Gryphus en 1547,…

EnglishThis post-incunabulum, an edition of Saint-Jerome’s works printed in Basel, Switzerland, has a binding typical of the first years of the 15th century, with its wooden boards and endpapers of manuscript waste. FrançaisCe post-incunable, une…