Binding Collection (#5)

Upper cover and spine, with oval portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell
1195374 Upper cover and spine, with oval portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell, 1899 (red crushed levant morocco, decorative roll tool border within g) by English School

Upper and lower covers, with flowers in Art-Nouveau interlaced geometrical patterns
1195367 Upper and lower covers, with flowers in Art-Nouveau interlaced geometrical patterns, 1893 (light brown levant morocco with criss-crossed vari-coloured bord) by English School

Four Cosway binding style covers including portrait miniatures of (from left to right)
1195357 Four Cosway binding style covers including portrait miniatures of (from left to right), William Harrison Ainsworth, Charles Dickens, Clementina Walkinshaw and Nelson aged 39

Pages from Kitab Durr Al-Munazzam Fi Al-Sirr Al-A zam
3281669 Pages from Kitab Durr Al-Munazzam Fi Al-Sirr Al-A zam by Kamal Al-Din Abu Salim Muhammad Bin Talha Al-Qurashi Al- Adawi Al-Rasibi Al-Halabi (d.1254)

Farming in the Red River Valley (engraving)
1060456 Farming in the Red River Valley (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farming in the Red River Valley)

Rounding the Back of a Book (engraving)
3654620 Rounding the Back of a Book (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rounding the Back of a Book)

Book cover with twenty-two portrait miniatures of Charles the II
985816 Book cover with twenty-two portrait miniatures of Charles the II and the beautiful women of his court, 1833 (mauve crushed levant morocco leather, gilded)

Bookbinding, 16th Century (colour litho)
3642211 Bookbinding, 16th Century (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bookbinding, 16th Century)

Deering farm machinery (colour litho)
3105702 Deering farm machinery (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deering farm machinery.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Ornamenting a Book after Binding (engraving)
665373 Ornamenting a Book after Binding (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornamenting a Book after Binding)

A Lanna manuscript on palm leaves written in norther Thai script
LIT390058 A Lanna manuscript on palm leaves written in norther Thai script by Thai School; Wat Phan Tao, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Photo eLuca Tettoni; Thai, out of copyright

Book of the Etiquette of the Ducal Palace of Lucca, Lucca
698766 Book of the Etiquette of the Ducal Palace of Lucca, Lucca, 1805 (embroidered textile & paper) by French School, (19th century); 29.5x20.4 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan

Book cover, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period (leather over pasteboards)
FSG348673 Book cover, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk period (leather over pasteboards) by Islamic School, (14th century); 42.4x32.2 cm; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Arthur M

Front cover of Les Arts au Moyen Age, published by Firmin Didot in 1873
KW415672 Front cover of Les Arts au Moyen Age, published by Firmin Didot in 1873 (leather) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

End paper from a book published by Firmin Didot of Paris (paper)
KW415670 End paper from a book published by Firmin Didot of Paris (paper) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

The Livre Ferre of the Cour des Comptes (leather & vellum)
ARH231019 The Livre Ferre of the Cour des Comptes (leather & vellum) by French School, (15th century); Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris

Oxford, Merton College, Library (b / w photo)
5986748 Oxford, Merton College, Library (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford, Merton College, Library)

The Record Price Caxton, the Finest Extant Copy of the "Ryal Book, "sold on 20 March for £2225
1629509 The Record Price Caxton, the Finest Extant Copy of the " Ryal Book, " sold on 20 March for £ 2225 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Four book cover with binding by Riviere & Sons including
1195369 Four book cover with binding by Riviere & Sons including The Life and Times of Catherine de Medici, (morocco with gilt)

Upper cover set, with two oval portraits of Anne of Austria and Louis XIII
1195366 Upper cover set, with two oval portraits of Anne of Austria and Louis XIII, 1865 (blue crushed levant morocco with gilt dentelle border and miniat) by English School

Two upper covers, showing eight portrait miniatures of Andre, Grey, Howe, Washington
1195363 Two upper covers, showing eight portrait miniatures of Andre, Grey, Howe, Washington, Sneyd, Cornwallis, Wolfe and Clinton

Women Binding Vines, 1890 (oil on canvas)
988980 Women Binding Vines, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Cross, Henri-Edmond (1856-1910); 53.8x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Women Binding Vines; Femmes Liant la Vigne)

Book cover for The Fan by Octave Uzanne, with an oval portrait of a woman with
nineteenth century, close-up, 1880s, metal, book, binder, portrait style, female, quarter length, head and shoulders, women, shape, close up, shaped, apparel, fan, binding, illustrator, bust-length

Binding with twenty-four portrait miniatures, from the book
985739 Binding with twenty-four portrait miniatures, from the book French Characteristic Costumes by Richard Brinsley Peake, 1816 (light blue levant morocco leather, brown morocco leather, gilt)

First edition of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
3736719 First edition of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin, London: John Murray, 1859 (cloth & paper) by English School

Ezra binding by Oath all Israel to keep the Covenant (engraving)
5218531 Ezra binding by Oath all Israel to keep the Covenant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ezra binding by Oath all Israel to keep the Covenant)

Binding of "L Evangeliaire", attributed to Charlemagne (engraving)
965695 Binding of " L Evangeliaire", attributed to Charlemagne (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Binding of " L Evangeliaire")

Sketches from a Prairie Farm in Minnesota, USA (engraving)
1054619 Sketches from a Prairie Farm in Minnesota, USA (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches from a Prairie Farm in Minnesota, USA)

Book Covers by M Gruel Engeemann, Paris (chromolitho)
961739 Book Covers by M Gruel Engeemann, Paris (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Book Covers by M Gruel Engeemann, Paris)

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Ivaylo and Teodora

The warm climate of West Cornwall, with its coast near the Gulf Streams influence, can grow sub tropical plants and vegetation

The Sheaf Binder, 1853. Creator: Jacques-Adrien Lavieille
The Sheaf Binder, 1853

Mildness binding Cupids Wings, probably 18th century. Creator: P. J. Chaillou
Mildness binding Cupids Wings, probably 18th century

16th century Bookbinders
Stages in the binding of a books : stitching the gatherings, flattening the sheets for insertion. Date: 16th century

Benedictine Antiphonary, ca. 1467-70. Creator: Belbello da Pavia
Benedictine Antiphonary, ca. 1467-70

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 63r, Initial with Holy Trinity, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 62v, The Nativity, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 175r, Text, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 221v, Adoration of the Magi, c. 1460-1465. Creator
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 221v, Adoration of the Magi, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 174v, Text, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 158r, Text, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 157v, Text, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht), c. 1460-1465. Creator: Master of Gijsbrecht van Brederode
Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht), c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 222r, Initial with Three Kings, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Book of Hours (Use of Utrecht): fol. 14r, Initial with The Nativity, c. 1460-1465. This manuscript is a collaborative effort of two talented illuminators with distinctive styles

Reaper & Binder Competition, Mount Blowhard, near Ballarat, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Reaper & Binder Competition, Mount Blowhard, near Ballarat, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

The Duke of Queensberry and Dover presenting the Act of Union to Queen Anne, 1773. James Douglas, (1662-1711) Scottish nobleman presenting the Acts of Union 1707 to Queen Anne

Painting (formerly Machine), 1916 (oil on canvas)
3247965 Painting (formerly Machine), 1916 (oil on canvas) by Schamberg, Morton Livingston (1881-1918); 76.5x57.8 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; American, out of copyright

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