The “Westminster” Series.
THE BOOK
Golden Binding of “The Gospels of Charlemagne,” with Jewels andEnamels, 11th or 12th Century. [Frontispiece.
ITS HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
BY
CYRIL DAVENPORT, V.D. F.S.A.
ILLUSTRATED
LONDON
ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE & CO. LTD.
10 ORANGE STREET LEICESTER SQUARE W.C.
1907
BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS
LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.
CHAPTER I. EARLY RECORDS. | |
Rock inscriptions—Marks on wood—Quipus—Wampum—Modernideographs—Indian palm-leaf books—Ideographs and alphabets—Diptychs | p. 1 |
CHAPTER II. ROLLS, BOOKS AND BOOKBINDINGS. | |
Papyrus and vellum rolls—Quaternions—The sewing of books—Headbands—Therounding and backing of books—Mediæval books—Irishcumdachs—Byzantine bindings—Oriental books—Modernmethods of sewing and binding | p. 26 |
CHAPTER III. PAPER. | |
Paper—Watermarks and quiring | p. 62 |
CHAPTER IV. PRINTING. | |
Assyrian bricks with printed inscriptions—Oiron ware—Chinese types—Blockbooks—Costeriana—Types and stereotypes—Printingpresses | p. 85 |
CHAPTER V. ILLUSTRATIONS. | |
Wood engraving—Line engraving—Etching—Stipple—Mezzotint—Aquatint—Lithography—Photography[vi] | p. 102 |
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