Glaister glossary of the book

Glaisters glossary of the book terms used in paermaking. Encyclopedia of the book by geoffrey ashall glaister. With notes on illuminated manuscripts, biblio philes, private presses, and printing societies. Based in godalming in surrey, the book people was founded in 1988 and has consistently evolved and found new and interesting routes to market to develop its great passion for bookselling and its customers. An alphabetical glossary conaining 2,600 definitions covering paper making, printing, bookbinding, publishing, book collecting and other related subjects. General reference resources resources for rare books. Library master list by author the society of bookbinders. Reviewed in the united states on march 7, 2001 geoffrey glaisters encyclopedia of the book is a resource that cannot afford to be outofprint. Asana ampersand yoga and anatomy without the dogma.

Published by university of california press 1979 isbn 10. Structured glossary of technical termsinfo sources. Changes in the technology of book production, 17701910. A dictionary and handbook of the art in nineteenthcentury britain. Endless llp is pleased to announce that it has backed seni glaister in her management buyout of the book people from its previous owner ted smart. Works referenced in the compilation of the glossary include. London printers began to print chapbooks at the end of the 17 th century and they continued to be published until the 1880s, when the catnach press went out of business. Search and find australian cultural and heritage resources including books, pictures. Ornament of stylized, foliate motif often used in medieval art and deriving from the. Early prints depicting eyeglasses medical devices and.

Rbms controlled vocabularies rare books and manuscripts. Buy glaister s glossary of the book terms used in paermaking, printing, bookbinding and publishing with notes on illuminated manuscripts and private presses. This glossary provides a summary of terms commonly used in the catalogue entries on our web site. Glaister, in his glossary of the book, defines a pamphlet as a short piece of polemical writing intended for wide circulation, printed and issued as an unbound publication, with either stapled or sewn pages. Terms used in papermaking printing bookbinding and publishing.

If you are interested in books from the chicago calligraphy collective that have won the. A specialized dictionary can help to decipher the original word. Buy glaister s glossary of the book 2nd revised edition by glaister, geoffrey isbn. Books submitted to the 1st prize 1964 in his official report georges a. Dedication copy inscribed by the author to his close friend, scientist john glaister on the front free endpaper. Glaister s glossary of the book terms used in paermaking. The twelvepart serial dealt with secret agents parachuted into occupied europe during the second world war, following. An alphabetical glossary conaining 2,600 definitions covering paper making, printing, bookbinding, publishing, book collecting and. Terms used in papermaking, prints, bookbinding and publishing with notes on illuminated manuscripts and private presses.

It has been decided, unanimously, not to award the triennal prize in bibliography 1964. Online dictionary for library and information science was created by joan m. This abbreviated glossary covers only the most commonly encountered terms. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Its standard of fullness and of informative precision is remarkably high.

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The rare books and special collections department houses a replica of the common press, a wooden handpress used for printing in the 17th and 18th century. With notes on illuminated manuscripts, bibliophiles, private presses, and printing societies. This article reports a study of adaptations of awardwinning stories for three grade levels. One of three autobiographical texts planned by maximilian, the teuerdank was the only work finished in his lifetime. Reitz, arts and humanities bibliographer at the ruth a.

Buy glaisters glossary of the book terms used in paermaking, printing, bookbinding and publishing with notes on illuminated manuscripts and private presses. Glossarial definition of glossarial by medical dictionary. For those of you wondering exactly what i mean by byzantine codex, or byzantinestyle book binding i have provided below, a definition from glaisters glossary of the book, 2nd ed. Terms used in papermaking, printing, bookbinding and publishing with notes on illuminated manuscripts and private presses. Sources of information works referenced in the compilation of the glossary include. However, all those involved in the profession or study of books and publishing will find this book indispensable. Previously published as glaisters glossary of the book, this classic work contains over three thousand definitions of terms used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking, and the book trade. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Glaister s glossary of the book 1960, while others are explained in the more elementary manuals for collectors, no attempt, so far as i know, has been made to deal comprehensively with the terminology of this particular subject and no other, between one pair of covers. You will be redirected to the full text document in the repository in a few seconds, if not click here. Terms used in papermaking, printing, bookbinding, and publishing, with notes on illuminated manuscripts and private presses 2nd rev. It is possible to leave the signature folds intact at head and tail when cutting away the spine preparatory to gluing, giving the illusion of sewn sections to the finished book. A thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloguing. A bibliography of glossaries for archivists, records managers, special collections librarians, manuscript curators, and other. Geoffrey ashall glaister 19171985 of leeds was a librarian with the british council who wrote several important works of reference relating to the book. Mostly i like it because of the andness it conveys. Huttner, head of the george arents research library at syracuse university. Terms used in papermak ing, printing, bookbinding and publishing with notes on illuminated manuscripts. Includes bibliographical references pages 547551 orange and white pictorial paper. Built in 1976 by joe frieders as a senior woodworking project, the sevenhundredpound machine offers a working example of how some of nius rare books were produced. Lesley glaister s most popular book is blasted things. It is so allencompassing as to cover all aspects of the book, from specific biographies of publishers, book designers, printers, et al, and histories of the books development from all angles.

Library master by location the society of bookbinders. A strict dedicision due to the high standards which had been set up for the prize from the beginning. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Glaister s encyclopedia of the book has established itself as the standard reference guide to the book. Terminology islamic books research blogs columbia university. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Originally, these leaves were all part of complete books. Glaister continues his definition and provides a timeframe for these publications. There may be exceptions to some of our definitions our main concern is to provide you with general concepts relative to commonly used book jargon. First published in 1960in england as glossary of the book, in the united states as an encyclopedia of the book a revised and expanded edition followed in 1979 under the title glaisters glossary of the book. Glaister s glossary of the book, 1979 stationers company found. Glossary of the book, terms used in papermaking, printing bookbinding and publishing with notes on illuminated manuscripts, bibliophiles, private presses and printing societies author glaister, geoffrey ashall formatbinding cloth, dust jacket book condition used quantity available 1 publisher george allen and unwin place of publication london.

Niu common press niu university libraries rare books. An encyclopedia of the book by glaister, geoffrey ashall. Structured glossary of technical termsinfo sources clir. Glaister now claims a permanent home in reference collections throughout the englishspeaking world. Including illustrations and translated extracts from grafisk uppslagsbok geoffrey ashall glaister. The other thing is, none of the other editions was extensively illustrated. American historical print collectors society dictionary of terms. A further note on the illusion of intact signatures. Encyclopedia is equipped with five appendices, showing type specimens, latin place names used in the imprints of earlyprinted books, surveys of contemporary private presses, illustrations of proof correction symbols and a list of. Contents of printing history original series american. The english literature pamphlets at senate house library would support this.