Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration

Thompson, Neville; Denker, Bert; McKinstry, E. Richard; Price, Lois Olcott; Solensky, Jeanne; Thompson, Eleanor McD

ISBN 10: 1584561106 / ISBN 13: 9781584561101

Published by Oak Knoll Pr, New Castle, DE, 2003

About this Item

100 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. This is a paperback copy with French flaps. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration
• Publisher: Oak Knoll Pr, New Castle, DE
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584561106
• ISBN 13: 9781584561101
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Accompanying an exhibition of the same name at the Grolier Club in New York and at Winterthur, The Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration includes essays and entries on the founding of the library and all aspects of its collections. Ranging from printed patterns of the 16th century to colonial-revival design drawings of the 20th, the five centuries of books, drawings, and ephemera illustrated within represent the work of artisans, manufacturers, advertisers, and countless other hands through which the material surroundings of our everyday lives have passed. Each highlights the ways in which library resources contribute greatly to the stories of decorative arts objects.