. Historic bindings in the Bodleian Library, Oxford : with reproductions of twenty-four of the finest bindings. r may be advisable in this place to explain thesystem upon which the following pages havebeen compiled. From the beginning, it wasobvious that a complete catalogue of allnoteworthy bookbindings upon the shelves ofthe Bodleian could not be attempted. Com-pleteness being impossible, a representativeselection was the best alternative. Out of a total of nearly fivehundred examples forty were selected for photographing, and ofthese twenty-four of the best negatives were chosen to illustra
. Historic bindings in the Bodleian Library, Oxford : with reproductions of twenty-four of the finest bindings. r may be advisable in this place to explain thesystem upon which the following pages havebeen compiled. From the beginning, it wasobvious that a complete catalogue of allnoteworthy bookbindings upon the shelves ofthe Bodleian could not be attempted. Com-pleteness being impossible, a representativeselection was the best alternative. Out of a total of nearly fivehundred examples forty were selected for photographing, and ofthese twenty-four of the best negatives were chosen to illustratethe text. The plates are arranged as far as possible in chronologicalorder. Each plate will be found to be described at length withhistorical notes, precise measurements, press marks, and titles ordescriptions appended. Where possible, similar bindings both inthe Bodleian and elsewhere have been mentioned. Owing to the limitations attached to the photographic art, it wasfound to be impossible to procure satisfactory plates of severalimportant bindings, but descriptions of these will be found eitherin the
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