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astridbeckers.bsky.social
Bookhistorian, codicologist, medievalist, fnd patiënt & chairwoman of the Dutch fnd society.
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The @bookbindings.bsky.social conference was a succes. Lovely to be there, talking about reused bookbindings with my colleague @daniel-ermens.bsky.social

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Yes! The Netherlands & Flanders now have their own fnd patient organisation. Proud to be the chairwoman 💙 and hopeful to help other patients in their lives with fnd. fnspatientenvereniging.com

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Who does not want a book page on the wall? Manuscript on parchment, 40x58cm.

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For sale in The Netherlands today: arabic bible .... 🤔

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strugling to understand these lines on this binding: are these deliberatly made in the wood, or are these just imprints from the blindtooling in the leather that once (?) covered these boards? polona.pl/item-view/6e...

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14th./15th c bosses from bone or ivory with wooden peg. polona.pl/item-view/2a...

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Some intriguing Polish Capitals, 13th c. polona.pl/item-view/0a...

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ghostprint? How would you name these imprints of binders waste?

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"I have my hat, my boots ... why do I have the feeling I forgot something...?" polona.pl/item-view/43...

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just amazing www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/doublevie...

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How to recognize the reuse of bookbindingmaterials in a bookbinding? Here are some hints for you (In Dutch and English) boundforhistory.com/2024/03/26/b...

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an intruiging see-through... not only medieval text but some old map .... www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/...

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survey-request! Anyone who works with book(binding)s and regularly comes across reused fragments, would you be so kind to complete this small survey? (in Dutch or English) English: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Dutch: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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beasty initial access.ecodices.nl/universalvie...

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amazing background access.ecodices.nl/universalvie...

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I know they cut up manuscripts to sell the illuminated letters. But this dude cuts up a modern book about manuscripts and is selling the illustrations... As 'illuminated letter L' for just 2 euro.

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reused bookbindings in bookbindings. A common practice but until now slightly forgotten in the study of bindings. So a series of blogs about 'bindings in bindings'. #1: reused wooden boards. boundforhistory.com/2023/12/07/b...

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'you wanted some gold on the page as well?' Walters art museum, W437, f108

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If you don't have a tray, just use a book... painting, 1490. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

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Woh, what a find. A wax tablet in action. Love to see this. Thanks @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social

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More info about the 3d printed medieval book is found in my blog: boundforhistory.com/2023/03/07/3...

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My article about 3D printed books in the Yearbook of Dutch book history has arrived in copy and online! Honoured that my book made the cover 😊 www.aup-online.com/content/jour...

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Boekbandje jongens! Boekband van rood marokijn en wit papier met goudstempeling, Dublin, Hillingdon Binder, 1780-1790. Om The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New [...]. Birmingham, J. Baskerville, 1769-1771. @KB, nationale bibliotheek van Nederland (KW 1747 D 8)

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So happy with my newest aquisitions! Guess what bindings i am researching the coming year?

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#booksinpain #tapeonbooks

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When did we stop making these amazing initials? 4x the letter N, all so different 💚🧡 www.manuscripta.se/ms/100320

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some lovely silk curtains in this early 16th c Swedish ms. also, look at those fore edge tabs :) @mmmiriammm.bsky.social www.manuscripta.se/ms/100211

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I think we all need this type of words in our books... www.manuscripta.se/ms/100982

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astonishing edges on this small missal from 1855. for only 195€ www.marktplaats.nl/v/antiek-en-...

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nomnomnomnomnom www.manuscripta.se/ms/101154

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Just putting my dragon back in his box, after a nice stroll ... diglib.hab.de/mss/1-9-aug-...

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Curtain is gone, but the little sewing holes tell the tale ... diglib.hab.de/mss/11-2-aug...

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a (reused) karolingian board with a peculiar number of lacing paths: 2x5 holes. Can't find any reference for this type of attachment, not even Szirmai. Trying to figure out how this would have worked out... but it can't. Wish i could see the other side of the board. Cod Sang 205

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