Title
Binding, The Hague, First Stadholder Bindery, 1749
Creator
Eerste Stadhouderlijke binderij
Year
1749
Type
boekband, binding
Measurements
26,9 x 20,5 x 1,8 cm.
Related term
boekbanden, goudstempeling, marokijn, particuliere bibliotheken
Period
18e eeuw
Classification
F: Bindkunst
Content
Gold-tooled, red morocco binding. In the centre is the coat of arms of stadholder William IV. The binding originates from the First Stadholders' Bindery, so called because many books for William IV were bound there. It was one of the major workshops: almost 200 luxury bindings from The Hague are known. The most beautiful are those that are decorated with ribbon patterns, derived from the 16th century, of which this is an example.
Original
Band van eenigheid en plegt-anker des behouds der beide zeemogendheden. - 's-Gravenhage, 1749
available in
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 136 C 13
@description
Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
@reproduction
Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek