#limp binding

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my personal brand of fixation and interest that rarely fail to get me excited, lightheaded, and yearning for more

etymology

language history

language development

medieval manuscripts

parchment bindings

limp parchment bindings

the materiality of the book

bookbinding

binding and attachment methods

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#WordyWednesday

Palm leaf book: A book made of palm leaves. Palm leaf books were common in India and Southeast Asia: the leaves were trimmed, flattened, and polished smooth with sand, after which holes were drilled into the leaves and the resulting stack could be bound together with a cord or rod. Palm leaf books were protected by wooden covers. Tibetan books, although they are now written on paper, still mimic the distinctive shape of palm leaves.

Image: Javanese palm leaf book

(via Page — Pulpboard · Rare Books: A Glossary · Special Collections and Archives)

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#WordyWednesday

Limp binding: A binding without boards. Limp bindings were often done using vellum or manuscript waste.

Image: Reynard the Fox. English. Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, sold by B. Quaritch, London, 1893. PT5584 .E5 C33 1893

(via Jobbing — Lithography · Rare Books: A Glossary · Special Collections and Archives)

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