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bookbinding (process)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: The process, involving various procedures done by hand or machine, of securing leaves or gatherings, usually within covers, to form a book. In book production, the process of assembling the finished book; the concept of securing the leaves of sections of a text so as to keep them in proper order and protect them.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Contemporary Bookbindings by Florence Walter, April 4-[27] 1953

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An exhibition of 37 books with bindings by American artist Florence Walter. The exhibition records span five folders plus photographs.

Dates: April 4-[27] 1953

French Art of the Book, March 4-April 4, 1949

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This exhibition comprises 250 fine books, illustrating all phases of the art of book making (binding, typography, illustration, etc.) in France from 1900 to 1948, with special emphasis upon the last ten years. The exhibition, lent by the French Government, is sponsored by a committee of leading San Francisco bibliophiles. This unique collection is being brought direct from France to San Francisco for its first showing in this country. (Source: Calendar March 1949)

Dates: March 4-April 4, 1949

Treasures from the Pierpont Morgan Library, April 25-May 22, 1957

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An exhibition of Old Master drawings, printed books, bindings, and medieval, renaissance, and modern literary manuscripts selected from the permanent collection of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City, celebrating the Library’s fiftieth anniversary. The exhibition records span eight folders plus a catalog, brochure, and photographs.

Dates: April 25-May 22, 1957

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