Includes bibliographical references (pages [324]-331) and index.
Contents:
Part 1. General information. Previous bibliography and classification ; Purpose and function of endbands ; Evolution ; Literary and iconographical evidence ; Endbands and fabrics ; Note about the bound manuscripts cited in this book -- Part 2. Definitions, materials, and processes. Definition of terms ; Materials ; Endbanding processes ; How to interpret the drawings and instruction in this book -- Part 3. The endbands. Loop-stitch and blanket-stitch family ; Wound family ; Bead family ; Chevron family: compact and split ; Warps and wefts family ; Stitched and stuck family ; Braided and interlaced family -- Appendix A. Codice cited in this book -- Appendix B. Recording endbands -- Appendix C. Use of endband typology in databases / Athanasios Velios.
Summary:
The term endbands designates the two bands worked with thread(s) at the head and tail edges of the spine of a book. The techniques with which they are worked and the ways with which they are connected to a bound codex vary greatly over time and geography. The purpose of this book is to identify, classify and describe several of these different techniques used in manuscript books bound within different cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean from Late Antiquity until the 20th century. The book is richly illustrated with full-colour photographs and technical drawings explaining how these endbands were made and how they can be replicated--Rear cover.
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