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Astrid Beckers
@astridbeckers.bsky.social
Bookhistorian, codicologist, medievalist, fnd patiënt & chairwoman of the Dutch fnd society.
The @bookbindings.bsky.social conference was a succes. Lovely to be there, talking about reused bookbindings with my colleague @daniel-ermens.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Who does not want a book page on the wall?
Manuscript on parchment, 40x58cm.
August 6, 2024 at 11:20 AM
For sale in The Netherlands today: arabic bible .... 🤔
June 9, 2024 at 2:12 PM
strugling to understand these lines on this binding: are these deliberatly made in the wood, or are these just imprints from the blindtooling in the leather that once (?) covered these boards?
polona.pl/item-view/6e...
June 6, 2024 at 3:12 PM
14th./15th c bosses from bone or ivory with wooden peg.
polona.pl/item-view/2a...
May 31, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Some intriguing Polish Capitals, 13th c. polona.pl/item-view/0a...
May 26, 2024 at 1:45 PM
ghostprint? How would you name these imprints of binders waste?
May 26, 2024 at 8:47 AM
"I have my hat, my boots ... why do I have the feeling I forgot something...?"
polona.pl/item-view/43...
May 9, 2024 at 11:02 AM
May 3, 2024 at 4:20 PM
an intruiging see-through... not only medieval text but some old map ....
www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/...
January 18, 2024 at 11:38 AM
survey-request!
Anyone who works with book(binding)s and regularly comes across reused fragments, would you be so kind to complete this small survey? (in Dutch or English)
English:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Dutch:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 11, 2024 at 10:47 AM
January 3, 2024 at 4:41 PM
January 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM
I know they cut up manuscripts to sell the illuminated letters.
But this dude cuts up a modern book about manuscripts and is selling the illustrations... As 'illuminated letter L' for just 2 euro.
December 31, 2023 at 5:49 PM
reused bookbindings in bookbindings. A common practice but until now slightly forgotten in the study of bindings. So a series of blogs about 'bindings in bindings'. #1: reused wooden boards. boundforhistory.com/2023/12/07/b...
December 13, 2023 at 11:57 AM
'you wanted some gold on the page as well?'
Walters art museum, W437, f108
December 4, 2023 at 9:02 AM
If you don't have a tray, just use a book...
painting, 1490.

www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
November 11, 2023 at 8:16 PM
My article about 3D printed books in the Yearbook of Dutch book history has arrived in copy and online! Honoured that my book made the cover 😊
www.aup-online.com/content/jour...
October 23, 2023 at 12:28 PM
So happy with my newest aquisitions! Guess what bindings i am researching the coming year?
October 16, 2023 at 2:25 PM
October 16, 2023 at 1:59 PM
When did we stop making these amazing initials? 4x the letter N, all so different 💚🧡
www.manuscripta.se/ms/100320
October 14, 2023 at 10:20 AM
some lovely silk curtains in this early 16th c Swedish ms.

also, look at those fore edge tabs :)

@mmmiriammm.bsky.social

www.manuscripta.se/ms/100211
October 14, 2023 at 9:55 AM
I think we all need this type of words in our books...
www.manuscripta.se/ms/100982
October 14, 2023 at 9:18 AM
astonishing edges on this small missal from 1855.

for only 195€

www.marktplaats.nl/v/antiek-en-...
October 13, 2023 at 9:24 AM
October 12, 2023 at 6:52 PM