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This database is a finding aid to the British Library's bookbindings.
It aims to provide information and images of selected bindings of books printed in
western Europe from the fifteenth century to date. Bindings of other formats
(notably manuscripts) and from other regions (including Asia, the Middle East and Africa)
will gradually be added, presenting a more representative sample from the Library’s rich collection.
The Library’s partner, the National Library of the Netherlands
has contributed some of its unparalleled Dutch bindings. The database is a work in progress and its scope
will be widened as resources allow.
You can
• view a random selection of bindings images in the
picture gallery;
• perform a keyword search;
• carry out a more advanced
search by combining search terms from the descriptive categories;
• browse the terms in the descriptive categories
listed to the left of the advanced search boxes;
• follow up your search using the
bibliography.
For details of how to use the system, see our search tips.
Release: PROD 1.5.0.0 (Discovery version: 1.4.0.0)
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