Carolingian France, Lindau Gospel,
front
cover of the book, and the 
back cover, c. 800, embossed
gold, gems,
and enamel. See
Carolingian art.
Johan
Arndts, no date, author; Stockholm: Joh. Jacob Genath, 1696,
publisher, Paradijs Gartlein: welches Voller Christlichen
Tugend Gebete erfullet., 1696, 528 pages; 20 cm, Metropolitan
Museum of Art, NY.
Illustrated:
engraved
silver bookbinding,
Germany, late 17th century on Paradijs Gartlein. See German art.
William Ignatius Blemly (American), author,
Scrapbook Containing Newspaper 
and Magazine Clippings, Calling Cards, Sketches,
Photographs of Paintings, and Two Sales Catalogs of Harnett's
(William Michael, 1848-1892) Work, scrapbook; 108 pages:
illustrated, 2 photoprints, portraits; 26 cm, Metropolitan Museum
of Art, NY. See trompe
l'oeil.
Illustrated:
unique blind-tooled, suede binding on Blemly's Scrapbook on
William M. Harnett.
George Charles Williamson (British, 1858-1942),
author; J. (John Pierpont) Morgan (American, 1837-1913), author;
(deluxe edition). London:
Chiswick Press, 1910, 
publisher,
Catalogue of the Collection of Jewels and Precious
Works of Art, the Property of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1910,
printed book, fine binding; xxvii , 183 pages, 94, 46 leaves
of plates: illustrations (some colored); 39 cm, Metropolitan
Museum of Art, NY.
Illustrated:
fine jeweled bookbinding for
Catalogue of the Collection of Jewels and Precious Works of
Art, the Property of J. Pierpont Morgan.
John 
Milton
(British, 1608-1674), author; Hammersmith: Doves Press, 1902,
publisher, Paradise Lost; a poem in XII books...,
1902, printed book; 386 pages; 24 cm, Metropolitan Museum of
Art, NY.
Illustrated:
full red goatskin, gold-tooled binding, by the Doves Bindery,
signed "19C-S05" for John Milton's Paradise Lost.
bookbinding
- The craft, art,
trade or profession of enclosing and fastening the pages of books between covers.
