GAMLE BØKER OG BOKBIND (Old Books and Book BIndings).

Author: Guttorm Fløistad
Country: Norway
Language: Norwegian
Year Published: 1987
No. of pages: 79
Illustrations: 4 Color Illustrations. 105 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound
Size: 8”x 5 1/2”
Weight: 1.00
ISBN: 8270030767
Biblio/Bio: Bibl.
Code: 2632

Price: $29.50

Here are examples of old books and the fine art of bookbinding with a historical overview of European and Oriental traditions. Exquisitely crafted book bindings from Scandinavia, mainly Norway, are pictured. Illuminated religious manuscripts, exquisite leatherwork and stamping, fabulously intricate metalwork, even books with embroiderd covers - books from the Middle Ages, through the Reformation, up to the 1950’s are presented here.