Author: (BOOKBINDING) PEARSON David (ed)

BHB Catalogue No: 40115

Description: ‘Studies in bookbinding history presented to Mirjam Foot’. Handsome book with 27 essays. b&w and colour illustrations. ‘A finely illustrated collection of essays published in honour of Mirjam Foot, Director of Conservation and Preservation at The British Library, who retired in 1999 after a long career at the British Museum and Library. 26 eminent scholars and colleagues have contributed essays reflecting Mirjam Foot’s own research interests, particularly the placement of bindings in their historical context.’

Condition: Fine

ISBN: 07312347143

Publication Date: 2000

Publisher: British Library

Cover Type: HB

Size: 280x225, 394pages