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Title

 Binding, The Hague, First Stadholder Bindery, 1749


Creator

 Eerste Stadhouderlijke binderij


Year

 1749


Type

 boekband, binding


Measurements

 26,9 x 20,5 x 1,8 cm.


Related term

 boekbanden, goudstempeling, marokijn, particuliere bibliotheken


Period

 18e eeuw


Classification

 F: Bindkunst


Content

 Gold-tooled, red morocco binding. In the centre is the coat of arms of stadholder William IV. The binding originates from the First Stadholders' Bindery, so called because many books for William IV were bound there. It was one of the major workshops: almost 200 luxury bindings from The Hague are known. The most beautiful are those that are decorated with ribbon patterns, derived from the 16th century, of which this is an example.


Original

 Band van eenigheid en plegt-anker des behouds der beide zeemogendheden. - 's-Gravenhage, 1749


available in

 Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag 136 C 13


@description

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek


@reproduction

 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek