Humanists and Bookbinders: The Origins and Diffusion of the Humanistic Bookbinding, 1459-1559

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TitleHumanists and Bookbinders: The Origins and Diffusion of the Humanistic Bookbinding, 1459-1559
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1989
AuthorsHobson, Anthony
Number of Pages296 pp.
PublisherCambridge University Press
CityNew York, NY
LanguageEnglish
ISBN521355362
Annotation

Contents:
1. The Paduan antiquaries
2. Italy: the fifteenth century
3. The humanistic binding: Islamic sources
4. The humanistic binding: classical sources
5. Coins, medals and plaquettes: Italy
6. Medals and plaquettes: northern Europe
7. Filigree, facades and fortune
8. The bindings of the Fontainebleau Library Census of historiated plaquette and medallion bindings of the Renaissance

Appendices
1. The use of pasteboard in binding
2. Bindings attributed to Felice Feliciano
3. The Codex Lippomano: Jacopo Tiraboschi, Carmina
4. Bindings attributed to Masone di Maio
5. Fortune and Cupid in Padua
6. Bindings of Greek and oriental manuscripts and printed books in the Fontainebleau Library, classified by type of ornament
7. Jean Grolier's binders
Bibliography
Indices
Manuscripts
Books printed before 1600
Owners of books printed before 1600
General.

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