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Bookbindings

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by National Library NZ on The Commons

Books are bound to hold their pages together and protect them from damage, but the bindings can also be objects of great beauty. This set samples bookbindings from the Rare Books and Fine Printing Collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library.

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German silver binding, c.1700
Binding by Ramage, late 19th or early 20th century
Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, 1913
English binding, 16th century
German binding, late 15th or early 16th century
Vellucent vellum binding, early 20th century
English embroidered binding, late 19th century
Brass clasp with miniature, 19th century
English fine binding, 18th century
Dutch prize binding, 17th century
English Restoration binding, 17th century
London binding, ca. 1649
English fine binding, 17th century
Temporary binding of gilt embossed paper, 18th century
English binding, 16th century
German binding, 15th century
English binding, 16th century
German binding, late 15th or early 16th century
Armorial binding from the library of King George III
Binding by Morrell, late 19th or early 20th century
Edgar Mansfield binding, 20th century
Edgar Mansfield binding, 20th century
Binding by Birdsall & Son, early 20th century
Persian lacquer binding, 18th century
English binding, early 19th century
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