Bill Hanscom (7 results)

hardcover, sewn. 10 x 7 inches. hardcover, sewn. 448 pages. "Bill Hanscom, in Ethiopian Bookbinding Tradition, has created a foundational work that will inform and guide future research and description of the Ethiopian binding tradition for a long time to come. This beautiful book is truly a testament to one of our most ancient and historically important binding traditions, and it will serve as a treasured resource for those who have custody of these bindings." - Julia Miller, author of Books Will Speak Plain The history of the codex in the Ethiopian highlands stretches back over a millennium to the earliest centuries of the now ubiquitous book form. The legacy of Ethiopia's bound manuscript tradition - one of the longest continuously practiced in the world - has been carried forward by countless scribes, passing their skills down through generation after generation. This history is evident not only in the hundreds of thousands of bound manuscripts that survive, many still in active use, but also in those still being produced today. Ethiopian Bookbinding Tradition is the first major work to detail and to describe this tradition and the practices of the Ethiopian scribal bound book, providing a comprehensive technical study of its materials, structures, and techniques. It gathers and synthesizes the significant but dispersed and often inaccessible body of literature on the subject with further observations and analysis provided by the author. Through in-depth discussion and extensive illustrations, this book meets the long-overdue need to bring Ethiopian bookbinding into the spotlight as a significant tradition in its own right and to firmly establish it within the larger history of bookbinding. 454 full-color illustrations. Bookbinding (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The history of the codex in the Ethiopian highlands stretches back over a millennium to the earliest centuries of the now ubiquitous book form. The legacy of Ethiopias bound manuscript tradition one of the longest continuously practiced in the world has been carried forward by countless scribes, passing their skills down through generation after generation. This history is evident not only in the hundreds of thousands of bound manuscripts that survive, many still in active use, but also in those still being produced today. Ethiopian Bookbinding Tradition is the first major work to detail and to describe this tradition and the practices of the Ethiopian scribal bound book, providing a comprehensive technical study of its materials, structures, and techniques. It gathers and synthesizes the significant but dispersed and often inaccessible body of literature on the subject with further observations and analysis provided by the author. Through in-depth discussion and extensive illustrations, this book meets the long-overdue need to bring Ethiopian bookbinding into the spotlight as a significant tradition in its own right and to firmly establish it within the larger history of bookbinding. The first major work to detail and to describe the tradition and the practices around the Ethiopian scribal bound book, providing a comprehensive technical study of its materials, structures, and techniques. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The history of the codex in the Ethiopian highlands stretches back over a millennium to the earliest centuries of the now ubiquitous book form. The legacy of Ethiopias bound manuscript tradition one of the longest continuously practiced in the world has been carried forward by countless scribes, passing their skills down through generation after generation. This history is evident not only in the hundreds of thousands of bound manuscripts that survive, many still in active use, but also in those still being produced today. Ethiopian Bookbinding Tradition is the first major work to detail and to describe this tradition and the practices of the Ethiopian scribal bound book, providing a comprehensive technical study of its materials, structures, and techniques. It gathers and synthesizes the significant but dispersed and often inaccessible body of literature on the subject with further observations and analysis provided by the author. Through in-depth discussion and extensive illustrations, this book meets the long-overdue need to bring Ethiopian bookbinding into the spotlight as a significant tradition in its own right and to firmly establish it within the larger history of bookbinding. The first major work to detail and to describe the tradition and the practices around the Ethiopian scribal bound book, providing a comprehensive technical study of its materials, structures, and techniques. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The history of the codex in the Ethiopian highlands stretches back over a millennium to the earliest centuries of the now ubiquitous book form. The legacy of Ethiopias bound manuscript tradition one of the longest continuously practiced in the world has been carried forward by countless scribes, passing their skills down through generation after generation. This history is evident not only in the hundreds of thousands of bound manuscripts that survive, many still in active use, but also in those still being produced today. Ethiopian Bookbinding Tradition is the first major work to detail and to describe this tradition and the practices of the Ethiopian scribal bound book, providing a comprehensive technical study of its materials, structures, and techniques. It gathers and synthesizes the significant but dispersed and often inaccessible body of literature on the subject with further observations and analysis provided by the author. Through in-depth discussion and extensive illustrations, this book meets the long-overdue need to bring Ethiopian bookbinding into the spotlight as a significant tradition in its own right and to firmly establish it within the larger history of bookbinding. The first major work to detail and to describe the tradition and the practices around the Ethiopian scribal bound book, providing a comprehensive technical study of its materials, structures, and techniques. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…