Byzantine and post-Byzantine Bookbinding
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Recent papers in Byzantine and post-Byzantine Bookbinding
The paper considers in detail a list of bookbinding terms as found in the Iviron monastery codex 1110. The list was apparently written in the second half of the 18th century and so far is the only known mentioning all the different... more
The paper described the two different methodological approaches used in order to identify and survey Byzantine and post-Byzantine bindings of the late 15th-early 18th century in order to establish their evolution.
The paper considers both 'genuine' Islamic bindings on Greek manuscripts and hybrid post-Byzantine bookbindings with a strong Islamic influence in various structural and decorative features.