Technical Art History

Sources for art history that engages the physical sciences and their histories.

Paper & Book Binding

For the history and conservation of paper and book bindings, the following publications are recommended by William Minter, Senior Book Conservator with the University Libraries.

Cathleen Baker. From the Hand to the Machine, Legacy Press, 2010.
Gerhard Banik, et al. Paper and Water: A Guide for Conservators, Routledge, 2011.
Dard Hunter. Papermaking, Knopf, 2nd ed., 1943 and reprints.
Marion Kite and Roy Thomson. Conservation of Leather and Related Materials, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.
Holly Herro, William Minter, et al. “Evolution of Bookbinding Leather: Past, Present and Future” in Suave Mechanicals, Essays on the History of Bookbinding, Legacy Press, 2022, vol. 7, pp. 200-295.
Matt Roberts and Don Etherington. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology. Library of Congress, 1982.
David McGowan, et al. The Mark of the Maker: The Fine Art of Papermaking at Twinrocker, Direct Cinema Ltd., 2008.

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Subjects: Art and Architectural History