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- Chemise Binding Links
- MS 692 England, ca. 1220-40: Binding: England, ca. 1240, deerskin over stout beech boards, sewn on 5 split tawed thongs, made as a chemise binding with the leather extending well beyond the covers to practically encase the volume. Complete on top edges including the tab on top of the spine, only a small portion remains along the lower edge, the 2 catches on the upper cover are preserved. 10 brass bosses, 5 on each cover, probably 15th c.
- MS 673, England, 1405-1410: Binding: South Weald, Essex, England, ca. 1410, goatskin over stout oak boards, sewn on 7 double thongs, with goatskin chemise, now trimmed and folded over inside boards, with text 2 as pastedown.
- Image ID: 1261821: Full page miniature of Crucifixion; John holds what appears to be a book in a chemise binding; the blank shield in the l... [Full page miniature of crucifixion.] (ca. 1425-1450)
- The Origins and Significance of Two Late Medieval Textile Chemise Bookbindings in the Walters Art Gallery.
Frederick Bearman. The Journal of the Walters Art Gallery, Vol. 54, Essays in Honor of Lilian M. C. Randall (1996), pp. 163-187. Published by: The Walters Art Museum
- Harley MS 2952, f. 19v
- Chemise binding: Valencia?, c. 1460. Book of Hours. Vellum, 167 leaves. Throughout history gold leaf has been used to create magic on the illustrated page. In the early fifteenth century, Paris was an important center of miniature painting. This is a page from St. Augustine, La Cité de Dieu (City of God). The manuscript is on vellum, 339 leaves, 423 x 330 mm in the collection of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek.
- Modern Chemise & Slip Case binding instructions by Monique Lallier
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