Bucheinbände

German text.
Written and produced by a master bookbinder, this is an excellent, well-illustrated survey of the evolution of bookbinding, of interest to collectors, librarians, binders, and anyone who wishes to learn more about the history of the book. As examples for all the possible types of binding and binding techniques, the author uses his own extensive collection of beautifully-bound books, ancient, medieval and modern. 166 plates, 16 in color.