Title
Workshop of a bookbinder at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Creator
Maaskamp, E. (uitgever/publisher)
Year
1809
Type
prent, print
Measurements
10 x 13 cm
Related term
binderijen, boekbinden
Period
19e eeuw
Classification
F: Bindkunst
Content
Illustration to go with a description of the art of bookbinding as an invention from the past: 'the science to fold a few leaves into pages, to place them on top of each other and fasten them together in such a way that the can be leafed through as a book and read, is from time to time brought to the present perfection.'
Original
Fokke Simonsz., A. - Museum der merkwaardigste ontdekkingen en uitvindingen van vroegere en latere tijden. Alphabetisch beschreven voor jonge lieden. Uit het Hoogduitsch vertaald. - Amsterdam: E. Maaskamp, 1809. Dl. 1, t.o. p. 50.
available in
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 1088 E 101
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
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Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek