bookbinding-msg - 5/28/05 ਀ഊInformation on binding and covering books in period styles. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: early-books-msg, calligraphy-msg, parchment-msg, pasteboard-msg, gold-leaf-msg, leather-msg, lea-tooling-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊFrom: Shannon Ward ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Looking for Book Binder ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 　㜀㨀㐀㄀㨀㌀㔀 ⴀ　㜀　　ഊOrganization: University of Missouri ਀ഊ> I am looking at purchasing a book for our Canton, Eoforwic. Preferably, ਀㸀 椀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 ㄀㔀 ⴀ ㈀　 氀攀愀瘀攀猀 ⠀愀瀀瀀爀漀砀⸀ 㠀⸀㔀∀ 砀 ㄀㄀∀⤀ 漀昀 瀀愀爀挀栀洀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 戀漀甀渀搀ഊ> in leather. ਀㸀 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 渀攀攀搀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀 搀攀氀椀瘀攀爀攀搀 戀礀 䨀甀渀攀 ㄀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㤀㜀⸀ 䐀甀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 渀愀琀甀爀攀 漀昀ഊ> the book, the quality must be high. ਀ഊCheck out Legacy Art & Book Works in Columbia, MO: ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀氀攀最愀挀礀愀爀琀⸀挀漀洀⸀⸀⼀氀攀最愀挀礀开愀戀漀甀琀⸀栀琀洀氀ഊ ਀䤀琀 椀猀 漀眀渀攀搀 戀礀 䨀愀洀攀猀 䐀漀眀渀攀礀Ⰰ 愀 戀漀漀欀 戀椀渀搀攀爀 愀渀搀 挀漀渀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀椀猀琀 眀栀漀 ഊis also known as Duke Shadan of Calontir. ਀ഊTatiana Dieugarde ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀㄀ 䄀甀最 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㄀㐀㨀㔀㌀㨀㈀㐀 ⬀㄀　　　ഊFrom: rmcgrath at nfsa.gov.au ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ愀爀琀猀 愀琀 爀愀瘀攀渀⸀挀挀⸀甀欀愀渀猀⸀攀搀甀ഊSubject: Bookmaking ਀ഊApparently Martin Levey (as cited in my previous post) has also written a ਀戀漀漀欀 攀渀琀椀琀氀攀搀 ∀䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䄀爀愀戀椀挀 䈀漀漀欀洀愀欀椀渀最∀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀猀 眀漀爀欀 漀渀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀ഊusing botanicals for inks and glues, methods of tanning, and the ਀洀愀渀甀昀愀挀琀甀爀攀 漀昀 瀀愀瀀攀爀⸀  䤀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀 漀琀栀攀爀 搀攀琀愀椀氀猀 栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 瀀爀攀猀甀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀ഊwas published prior to 1973, and possibly by the same publisher (EJ Brill). ਀ഊRakhel Petrovna ਀䰀漀挀栀愀挀ഊ ਀ഊSubject: [Regia-US] Bookbinding ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䘀爀椀Ⰰ 㘀 伀挀琀 ㈀　　　 ㄀㄀㨀㈀㔀㨀㔀㜀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Jim Graham" ਀吀漀㨀 㰀氀椀猀琀ⴀ爀攀最椀愀ⴀ甀猀 愀琀 渀攀琀眀漀爀搀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊ ਀一漀琀 猀甀爀攀 椀昀 䤀✀洀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 戀椀戀氀椀漀瀀栀椀氀攀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀✀瘀攀 樀甀猀琀 猀琀爀甀挀欀ഊthe mother-load and had to share it with someone! I recently picked ਀甀瀀 愀 挀漀瀀礀 漀昀 吀栀攀 䄀爀挀栀愀攀漀氀漀最礀 漀昀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䈀漀漀欀戀椀渀搀椀渀最 戀礀 䨀⸀ 䄀⸀ഊSzirmai. If anyone is at all interested in learning period binding ਀琀攀挀栀渀椀焀甀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 戀漀漀欀 椀猀 琀栀攀 戀椀戀氀攀⸀  䤀琀✀猀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 愀 戀椀琀 瀀爀椀挀攀礀ഊ($189), but if your library doesn't have it, they can likely get it ਀琀栀爀漀甀最栀 椀渀琀攀爀ⴀ氀椀戀爀愀爀礀 氀漀愀渀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 椀猀 戀礀 昀愀爀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 爀攀猀攀愀爀挀栀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀ഊseen on medieval bookbinding. Dr. Szirmai has an extensive chapter on ਀䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀最椀愀渀 戀漀漀欀戀椀渀搀椀渀最 ⠀椀渀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀戀椀渀搀椀渀最 眀漀爀氀搀Ⰰ 漀甀爀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 漀昀ഊinterest is Carolingian), with enough details, explanations, and ਀搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 爀攀瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀 琀栀攀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最 琀攀挀栀渀椀焀甀攀猀⸀  䠀攀 攀瘀攀渀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀ഊhistograms of board thicknesses! Once I finish up the sketchbook I'm ਀搀漀椀渀最 昀漀爀 愀 昀爀椀攀渀搀Ⰰ 䤀✀氀氀 戀攀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最 愀 挀漀瀀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䄀渀最氀漀ⴀ匀愀砀漀渀ഊChronicles in Carolingian style. I can't wait! ਀ഊAny other bookbinders out there? ਀ഊJim ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㈀ 䘀攀戀 ㈀　　㄀ ㄀㘀㨀㔀㌀㨀㔀㔀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: rmhowe ਀吀漀㨀 ∀ⴀ 匀琀攀瀀栀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀∀ 㰀猀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 琀攀砀愀猀⸀渀攀琀㸀Ⰰഊ - Authenticity List ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 䈀漀漀欀 猀琀愀洀瀀猀 ⼀ 戀漀愀琀 洀漀搀攀氀猀 ⼀ 倀椀氀最爀椀洀 䄀洀瀀甀氀氀愀攀 昀爀漀洀 䐀甀戀氀椀渀ഊ ਀圀愀氀氀愀挀攀Ⰰ 倀愀琀爀椀挀欀 䘀⸀⠀䔀搀⸀⤀㨀  䴀椀猀挀攀氀氀愀渀攀愀 ㄀㨀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䐀甀戀氀椀渀 䔀砀挀愀瘀愀琀椀漀渀猀 ഊ 1962-81, National Museum of Ireland, 48pp PB Royal Irish ਀ऀ䄀挀愀搀攀洀礀Ⰰ 䐀甀戀氀椀渀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㠀㠀 倀䈀 䤀匀䈀一 　㤀　㄀㜀㄀㐀㜀㄀㈀Ⰰ 䠀䈀 䤀匀䈀一 　㤀　㄀㜀㄀㐀㜀㄀㈀⸀ ഊ $13.49 in paperback from Amazon.com. ਀ഊ The first section is a Bibliography of Dublin 840-1300 ਀ऀ氀椀猀琀椀渀最 愀氀氀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀猀⸀ 䄀戀漀甀琀 㔀 瀀愀最攀猀 漀昀 猀漀氀椀搀 戀椀戀氀椀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀 ഊ by Patrick Wallace. ਀ഊ The second section is A 'Winchester-style' Bronze Mount ਀ऀ戀礀 䄀渀搀爀攀眀 䠀愀氀瀀椀渀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 搀攀瀀椀挀琀猀 昀漀甀爀 搀椀昀昀攀爀渀琀 洀漀甀渀琀猀⸀ 匀椀洀椀氀愀爀 ഊ ones are thought to possibly have been sword pommels. This ਀ऀ漀渀攀 椀猀 栀椀最栀氀礀 挀愀爀瘀攀搀 椀渀 愀渀 愀渀椀洀愀氀椀猀琀椀挀 爀漀洀愀渀攀猀焀甀攀 猀琀礀氀攀 愀渀搀 ഊ is thought to have been a ceremonial staff end of some type. ਀⠀䄀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 琀漀 洀攀 椀琀 氀漀漀欀猀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 愀渀椀洀愀氀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 ഊ upside down in context). 10 C. English Import. Two inches ਀ऀ眀椀搀攀 戀礀 愀戀漀甀琀 㔀⼀㠀∀ 琀栀椀挀欀⸀ 匀栀漀眀渀 愀挀琀甀愀氀 猀椀稀攀 椀渀 琀栀爀攀攀ഊ orthographic drawings, and one photo. ਀ഊ The third section if Ship Graffiti and Models by Arne-Emil ਀ऀ䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀漀渀⸀ 吀栀椀猀 漀渀攀 氀漀漀欀猀 氀椀欀攀 昀甀渀Ⰰ 椀琀 栀愀猀 愀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 ഊ graffiti of early ships including a horned dragon head ship ਀ऀ愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 漀戀瘀椀漀甀猀 琀漀礀猀 愀渀搀 洀漀搀攀氀猀⸀ 䈀漀琀栀 挀愀爀瘀攀搀 洀漀搀攀氀猀 愀渀搀 爀攀愀氀ഊ boats are illustrated. Also a Birka coin and a wooden gaming ਀ऀ瀀椀攀挀攀 昀爀漀洀 䠀椀最栀 匀琀爀攀攀琀 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 氀椀欀攀 愀 挀栀攀挀欀攀爀 瀀椀攀挀攀⸀ ഊ 25 illus. Bibliography. ਀ഊ The fourth section is Romanesque bookbinding fragments ਀ऀ戀礀 䨀漀猀攀瀀栀 䴀挀䐀漀渀渀攀氀氀 愀渀搀 栀愀猀 愀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 戀漀漀欀 猀琀愀洀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀猀 ऀഊillustrated. Not the actual punches but the impressions of ਀ऀ琀栀攀洀⸀  吀栀椀猀 欀椀渀搀 漀昀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 昀愀椀爀氀礀 爀愀爀攀⸀ 吀栀攀 氀攀愀琀栀攀爀 ഊ bits and the six different stamp designs used are depicted. ਀ऀ䄀 瀀愀氀洀攀琀琀攀Ⰰ 愀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀椀渀最 瀀愀氀洀攀琀琀攀Ⰰ 愀 氀漀戀攀 猀栀愀瀀攀搀 搀爀愀最漀渀Ⰰ 愀 搀漀瘀攀ഊ without a nimbus enclosed in a palmette frame, an Ostrich?, ਀ऀ愀渀搀 愀 戀漀愀爀⸀ഊ ਀ऀ  吀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 椀昀 倀椀氀最爀椀洀 匀漀甀瘀攀渀椀爀猀 戀礀 䈀爀椀愀渀 匀瀀攀渀挀攀爀 ഊ which consists of quite a number of differently shaped ਀ऀ䄀洀瀀甀氀氀愀攀⸀ 吀攀渀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 㐀　 挀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊ bibliography. ਀ഊMagnus Malleus, OL, Atlantia, GDH / R.M.Howe ਀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀ഊ***Not to be forewared to SCA-Universitas or any open Newsgroups, ਀攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 琀栀攀 刀椀愀氀琀漀⸀ 䌀氀漀猀攀搀 攀洀愀椀氀 氀椀猀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 漀爀 爀攀攀渀愀挀琀漀爀 ഊcommunity are fine. ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㄀㠀 䘀攀戀 ㈀　　㄀ 　㄀㨀㐀㐀㨀㄀㈀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: rmhowe ਀吀漀㨀 ⴀ 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䰀攀愀琀栀攀爀 䰀椀猀琀 㰀洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀ⴀ氀攀愀琀栀攀爀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀最爀漀甀瀀猀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Further Period Bookbinding Articles ਀ഊSome book citations on Medieval Bookbinding I got from Jim Graham ਀眀栀漀✀猀 愀氀猀漀 漀渀 琀栀攀 刀攀最椀愀 䄀渀最氀漀爀甀洀 ⴀ 一漀爀琀栀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀 氀椀猀琀⸀ഊ(via tom at netword.com if you are interested in joining such things) ਀吀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 椀渀 爀攀琀甀爀渀 昀漀爀 洀礀 瀀漀猀琀椀渀最猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䘀甀氀搀愀 䈀漀漀欀戀椀渀搀椀渀最ഊand the Dublin Miscellanea 1 bookstamps article. He's in the ਀瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀 漀昀 戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 愀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 挀漀瘀攀爀⸀ 䤀✀洀 猀甀爀攀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 ഊwants this stuff. You give, you get. Everybody wins. ਀䤀✀洀 愀 猀椀昀琀⸀ 䜀漀 昀椀最甀爀攀⸀ 㬀⤀ഊ ਀䴀愀最渀甀猀ഊ ਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀Ⰰ 䬀⸀ ⠀㄀㤀㌀㜀⤀㨀 ∀䬀愀爀漀氀椀渀最椀猀挀栀攀 䈀椀戀氀椀漀琀栀攀欀猀攀椀渀戀愀渀搀攀∀⸀ 椀渀  ⠀䰀䔀夀䠀Ⰰ 䜀䔀伀刀䜀⤀ ഊ Festschrift Georg Leyh. Aufs‰tze zum Bibliothekswesen und zur ਀ऀ䘀漀爀猀挀栀甀渀最猀最攀猀挀栀椀挀栀琀攀 搀愀爀最攀戀爀愀挀栀琀 稀甀洀 㘀　⸀ 䜀攀戀甀爀琀猀琀愀最攀 愀洀 㘀⸀ 䨀甀渀椀 ഊ 1937 von Freunden und Fachgenossen. Leipzig 1937. 4to. Illustrert. ਀ऀ瀀瀀⸀ 㠀㈀ⴀ㄀　㐀⸀ ∀䌀栀爀椀猀琀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀攀猀 氀攀愀琀栀攀爀ⴀ猀琀愀洀瀀椀渀最 琀攀挀栀渀椀焀甀攀 愀渀搀 ഊ it's application to cover decoration in a number of Carolingian ਀ऀ⠀爀攀愀搀㨀 匀愀砀漀渀⼀嘀椀欀椀渀最 䄀最攀⤀ 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀 ⠀洀漀猀琀氀礀 䌀漀渀琀椀渀攀渀琀愀氀⤀⸀ 倀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀ഊ line-drawings of 20 stamped impressions, including some knotwork, ਀ऀ挀椀爀挀氀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀渀椀洀愀氀猀⸀∀ 䤀渀 䜀攀爀洀愀渀⸀ഊ ਀嘀攀稀椀渀Ⰰ 䨀⸀ ⠀㄀㤀㠀㤀⤀⸀ 䰀攀 搀攀挀漀爀 搀攀猀 爀攀椀甀爀攀猀 搀攀 挀甀椀爀 瀀攀渀搀愀渀琀 氀攀 栀愀甀琀 䴀漀礀攀渀 䄀最攀⸀ഊ _Bulletin_du_Bibliophile_ , Vol 1 pp. 16-33. ਀ऀ∀䠀愀猀 猀漀洀攀 最爀攀愀琀 瀀栀漀琀漀猀 漀昀 㘀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 猀琀愀洀瀀攀搀 氀攀愀琀栀攀爀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀ഊ (mostly German, one French) from the 8th to 10th centuries. ਀ऀ倀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀 愀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀椀漀渀 ⠀漀爀 猀漀 洀礀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀ⴀ猀瀀攀愀欀椀渀最 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 琀攀氀氀 洀攀⤀ ഊ of blocking stamp-work through this time period, and provides ਀ऀ攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀 ⠀琀栀漀甀最栀 渀漀琀 搀椀爀攀挀琀⤀ 琀栀愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀攀挀栀渀椀焀甀攀 眀愀猀 甀猀攀搀 ഊ through the 11th century (again, like the pouches, this seems ਀ऀ琀漀 戀攀 愀 挀愀猀攀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 琀攀挀栀渀椀焀甀攀 眀愀猀 甀猀攀搀 樀甀猀琀 瀀爀椀漀爀 琀漀 愀渀搀 ഊ just preceding the 11th century, but no surviving 11th century ਀ऀ攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 昀漀甀渀搀 ⴀ 䤀✀洀 爀攀氀礀椀渀最 漀渀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 ഊ friend, so I'm not sure how eloquent his arguement is). While ਀ऀ琀栀攀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀猀 搀攀愀氀 洀愀椀渀氀礀 眀椀琀栀 䌀漀渀琀椀渀攀渀琀愀氀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀Ⰰ 瀀愀爀愀氀攀氀氀猀 ഊ are drawn between the examples and the Stonyhurst Gospel, and ਀ऀ栀攀 搀椀猀挀甀猀猀攀猀 䄀渀最氀漀ⴀ匀愀砀漀渀 搀攀猀椀最渀 椀渀 猀漀洀攀 搀攀琀愀椀氀⸀∀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: rmhowe ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㈀㘀Ⰰ ㈀　　㐀 ㄀㄀㨀　㈀㨀　㐀 倀䴀 䌀䐀吀ഊTo: - Authenticity List , - Medieval Leather List , - Medieval Sawdust , - Regia Anglorum - North America , - BARONY of WINDMASTERS' HILL , - Authenticity List ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀漀洀攀 甀渀甀猀甀愀氀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀ഊ ਀匀䌀刀伀䰀䰀 䌀伀嘀䔀刀 㨀ഊhttp://www.kb.dk/elib/mss/treasures/bogbind/nks_298d.htm 4/04 ਀ഊPhotos of a 1490's girdle book. ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀欀戀⸀搀欀⼀攀氀椀戀⼀洀猀猀⼀琀爀攀愀猀甀爀攀猀⼀戀漀最戀椀渀搀⼀爀漀猀琀最愀愀爀搀开㘀⸀栀琀洀 㐀⼀　㐀ഊ ਀䴀愀最渀甀猀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: "merouda_ at _gmail.com" ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Period book cushions ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㌀㄀ 䴀愀爀 ㈀　　㔀 ㄀㄀㨀㔀㐀㨀㈀㘀 ⴀ　㠀　　ഊ ਀䜀爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 栀甀洀戀氀攀 猀挀爀椀戀攀 䴀攀爀漀甀搀愀 倀攀渀搀爀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀䜀攀渀琀氀攀猀Ⰰ 䤀✀洀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 戀漀漀欀 挀甀猀栀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䘀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀ഊare not familar with them, they are devices used to protect books with ਀攀砀琀爀攀洀攀氀礀 攀氀愀戀漀爀愀琀攀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 瀀爀漀琀爀甀搀椀渀最ഊgems and so forth; the book cushion prtocets the binding both in use ਀愀渀搀 椀渀 猀琀漀爀愀最攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 攀愀爀氀椀攀猀琀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 昀椀渀搀 漀渀氀椀渀攀 搀愀琀攀猀 昀爀漀洀ഊ1630-1650, in the fabled "gray area." (go to http://images.vam.ac.uk/ ਀愀渀搀 猀攀愀爀挀栀 昀漀爀 洀甀猀攀甀洀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 吀⸀㔀㌀ⴀ㄀㤀㜀㠀 琀漀 猀攀攀 椀琀 礀漀甀爀猀攀氀昀⸀⤀ഊ ਀䤀✀洀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 攀愀爀氀椀攀爀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀Ⰰ 瀀椀挀琀甀爀攀猀 愀渀搀⼀漀爀 琀攀砀琀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䌀愀渀ഊany one help me? ਀ഊMany thanks, your servant, Merouda ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 最攀漀爀最 㰀琀栀攀最攀漀爀最 愀琀 猀琀渀礀⸀爀爀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 倀攀爀椀漀搀 戀漀漀欀 挀甀猀栀椀漀渀猀ഊDate: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:26:21 GMT ਀ഊmerouda_ at _gmail.com wrote: ਀㸀 䜀爀攀攀琀椀渀最猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 栀甀洀戀氀攀 猀挀爀椀戀攀 䴀攀爀漀甀搀愀 倀攀渀搀爀愀礀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 䜀攀渀琀氀攀猀Ⰰ 䤀✀洀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 戀漀漀欀 挀甀猀栀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䘀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀ഊ> are not familiar with them, they are devices used to protect books with ਀㸀 攀砀琀爀攀洀攀氀礀 攀氀愀戀漀爀愀琀攀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 瀀爀漀琀爀甀搀椀渀最ഊ> gems and so forth; the book cushion protects the binding both in use ਀㸀 愀渀搀 椀渀 猀琀漀爀愀最攀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 吀栀攀 攀愀爀氀椀攀猀琀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 昀椀渀搀 漀渀氀椀渀攀 搀愀琀攀猀 昀爀漀洀ഊ> 1630-1650, in the fabled "gray area." (go to http://images.vam.ac.uk/ ਀㸀 愀渀搀 猀攀愀爀挀栀 昀漀爀 洀甀猀攀甀洀 渀甀洀戀攀爀 吀⸀㔀㌀ⴀ㄀㤀㜀㠀 琀漀 猀攀攀 椀琀 礀漀甀爀猀攀氀昀⸀⤀ഊ> ਀㸀 䤀✀洀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 昀漀爀 攀愀爀氀椀攀爀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀Ⰰ 瀀椀挀琀甀爀攀猀 愀渀搀⼀漀爀 琀攀砀琀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䌀愀渀ഊ> any one help me? ਀㸀 ഊ> Many thanks, your servant, Merouda ਀ഊIt's not a cushion, but the Armenians always held their gospels with a ਀猀挀愀爀昀ⴀ 琀栀攀礀 搀椀搀 渀漀琀 琀漀甀挀栀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀猀 搀椀爀攀挀琀氀礀Ⰰ 愀猀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀猀 眀攀爀攀 ഊconsidered Holy. I have seen pictures. I can dig and find if you wish ਀挀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ഊ ਀ⴀ最攀漀爀最ഊ ਀ഊFrom: "Sabine" ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Period book cushions ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㄀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　㔀 ㈀㈀㨀㈀㠀㨀　㔀 ⴀ　㠀　　ഊ ਀夀漀甀 洀愀礀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀 椀氀氀甀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䄀渀渀甀渀挀椀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀猀 䴀愀爀礀 椀猀ഊoften depicted reading in those images. Other good sources would be ਀䈀漀漀欀猀 漀昀 䠀漀甀爀猀 挀漀洀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀攀搀 昀漀爀 渀漀戀氀攀猀Ⰰ 愀猀 琀栀攀礀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀ഊscenes of the patrons reading from prayerbooks. ਀ഊIf you look at , the ਀瀀椀挀琀甀爀攀猀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 戀漀琀栀 漀瀀攀渀攀搀 挀栀攀洀椀猀攀 戀椀渀搀椀渀最猀 愀挀琀椀渀最 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀ഊscarves georg mentioned, and also at least one cushion (figure 9). ਀ഊYour servant and that of the East, ਀匀愀戀椀渀攀 搀攀 䬀攀爀戀爀椀愀渀琀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. Harris bookbinding-msg Page 5 of 5 ਀ഊ