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Books will speak plain : a handbook for identifying and describing historical bindings
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Books will speak plain : a handbook for identifying and describing historical bindings

by Julia Miller

A comprehensive handbook detailing the history of the codex and the materials used in pre-1900 historical bindings. It provides practical guidelines for the physical assessment and documentation of non-luxury bookbindings to assist in their preservation.

Accession 27627 ISBN 9781940965192 Publisher The Legacy Press
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