Limp Vellum

An Exhibit


Contents

Introduction

13th-16th Century
1. 13th Century Pamphlet
2. German, Repurposed Vellum
3. Slavonic New Testament
4. Dutch Pierced Vellum
5. Polish Tooled Portrait
6. Barlaamus with Tudor Arms
7. French, Case-Bound
17th-18th Century
19th-21th Century

About

Created by Doug Rice in the winter of 2008. A portfolio of the curator's own bindings can be found here.

All images, except where noted, from the British Library Catalog

Links

  • 'Notes on the Limp Vellum Binding'
  • Andrew Honey on Chris Clarkson (pdf)
  • British Library Bindings