B-50. Seminar in the History of Bookbinding

Jan Storm van Leeuwen

This course, aimed at those who have already taken at least one RBS binding course, will deal with selected topics in the history of European, and to a lesser extent American, bookbinding from the early c16 to the late c19. The topics covered in the course will vary at least to some extent from year to year. In 2007, topics included (among others) c16 French and German bibliophile bindings, c17 English Restoration bindings, c18 Dutch and French luxury bindings, and c19 special publishers' bindings in Europe and America. In their personal statements, students should describe particular interests in binding history that they would like to see addressed in this or future sessions of the course.

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