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Bookbinding--Specimens

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

J. Franklin Mowery experimental case construction specimen

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0179
Abstract

This single volume is a specimen of a case construction binding created by John Franklin ("Frank") Mowery, a bookbinder and former head conservator at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

Dates: approximately 1970-2010

Frank W. Tober papermaking and paper samples collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0600
Abstract

Frank W. Tober collected this wide variety of paper specimens and samples from around the world, including manufacturer's paper sample books, catalogs, individual paper specimens, and a portion of St. Louis collector and bookbinder Francis T. Guelker's collection on the history and craft of bookbinding and papermaking.

Dates: circa 1050, 1850-1993; Majority of material found within 1920-1990

Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0554
Abstract

The Geoffrey Wakeman Plough Press collection consists of the records of the Plough Press and the works and research materials of the Plough Press's founder, English printer and author Geoffrey Wakeman. The Plough Press's publications, reprints, and original works by Wakeman and others pertain to print culture, particularly printers and printing, illustration processes, binding, and paper.

Dates: 1655-1996; Majority of material found within 1970-1993