Flemish and Related Panel-Stamped Bindings: Evidence and Principles

Fogelmark, Staffan

ISBN 10: 0914930141 ISBN 13: 9780914930143

Published by Bibliographical Society of Amer, 1990

Language: English

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Flemish and Related Panel-Stamped Bindings: Evidence and Principles

Publisher

Bibliographical Society of Amer

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0914930141

ISBN 13

9780914930143

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Used-Very Good

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Ever since W. H. James Weale laid the foundations for the scholarly study of panel-stamped bindings in 1894, it has been universally assumed that the stamps were hand-engraved, and thus that each panel was a unique artifact. However, Fogelmark discovered that virtually everything written since Weale's study has been based on a fundamental mistake. In Fogelmark's search for literature on blind panels, he had not been able to find a single item dealing with the all-important questions of production and technique. Fogelmark believes that one must understand the nature of the panel stamp and the basic rules that guided its use before discussing matters of attribution and iconography. He now presents decisive evidence that panel stamps were cast in metal rather than hand engraved and were often produced in multiple copies for wide distribution. Identical stamps could be used concurrently in different shops, different cities and even different countries. Fogelmark's research is based on many

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