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Download or read book Women Bookbinders, 1880-1920 written by Marianne Tidcombe and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of individual women bookbinders of the period and the Guild of Women Bookbinders, focusing on Britain and also covering American women craft binders. Offers a historical introduction, profiles key women in the field, and examines less traditional styles of bookbinding, such as embroidery and painting on vellum, revived by women binders of the time. Appendices list tools used by particular binders, women and groups associated with the Guild, and British women in charge of bookbinder's shops, 1648-1901. Includes 32 color photos of bookbindings and some 100 bandw photos. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR