1. History of the Book and Book Structures April 14, 2014 Kai Fay British Literature I

2. Outline History of the book -book structures -production methods History of bookbinding -stab binding -Coptic -medieval -girdle books -case bindings Interplay of book structure and content

3. Structures Tablet -clay or wax Scroll -papyrus, skin, or wood Codex -sewn binding -modern books are technically codices

4. Production Technology Moveable TypePrinting PressDigital Imaging

5. Production Technology Woodblock and Woodcut Engraving and Etching LithographyPhotography

6. Early Bindings 1 st -4 th centuries CE limp covers, usually vellum or leather vellum pages often sewn through two stations

7. Coptic Binding 2 nd -10 th century CE binding style originating in Egypt and surrounding area exposed spine sewing wooden boards sewn to textblock

8. Historic Long-Stitch used through early 19 th century exposed sewing on spine requires reinforced spine piece decorative weaving sometimes added to exposed stitches

9. Medieval Binding 7 th -14 th century wooden covers text block sewn over cords which were then laced into cover boards partially or fully covered in leather clasps added beginning in 9 th century

10. Girdle Books 13 th -16 th century leather binding with long tail that could be attached to belt most commonly used for religious texts

11. Medieval Binding Developments 15 th -16 th centuries -full leather bindings with tooling 16 th -17 th centuries -transition to paper boards -introduction of rounded-back structures

12. 18 th and 19 th Century Bindings introduction of half and quarter bindings transition to case bindings significant decrease in paper quality

13. Modern Decorative Bindings use of everyday materials in bindings binding integral to content of book

14. Book Structures How does the intended use of a book influence its structure?

15. Further Reading Internet Guild of Bookworkers http://www.guildofbookworkers.org/ University of Iowa Libraries Bookbinding Models http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/binding/index.php http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/binding/index.php Princeton University Hand Bookbindings http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/hb/hb.html Graphics Atlas: information on different graphic techniques http://graphicsatlas.org/ Books Clemens, Raymond. Introduction to Manuscript Studies. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2007. Gaskell, Philip. A New Introduction to Bibliography. New York: Oxford University Press, 1972. Greenfield, Jane. ABC of Bookbinding: an Illustrated Glossary of Terms for Collectors & Conservators. New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 1998. Moran, James. Printing Presses: History and Development from the 15 th Century to Modern Times. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1973. Nixon, Howard. Five Centuries of English Bookbinding. London: Scholar Press, 1978.