. A Dutch bookbinder's workshop, c. 1700 This detailed engraving of a bookbinder's shop placed above a pious verse shows a binder seated at a sewing frame sewing a book while another binder stands at a post, beating folded printed sheets. A bookbinder's plough which is used to trim the edges of books and a gluepot are in the foreground. While this is an idealized depiction, it offers important information on both binding methods and tools. Douce L 186, pl. 63 Douce L 186 Bodleian Libraries, Douce L 186

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