Tue 30 Jul 2013
Binding of the Day: Reuse
Posted by James Capobianco under bookbinding , cool stuff , paleographyComments Off on Binding of the Day: Reuse
GC5.W7854.589b
German treatise about Bezoars (made famous these days by Harry Potter). Caught my eye as parchment reuse in a limp binding, with remains of ties.
Upper Cover, with reused parchment from late medieval (gothic) latin manuscript.
Spine, with dye or some other coloring to hide parchment – make it look more like leather?
lower cover, more of the same manuscript
inside lower cover, showing the limp structure, and the verso of the same manuscript, with better preserved color in the rubricated letter