Project information
Judging books by their covers – analysis of medieval bookbinding from Slovakia
- Project Identification
- MUNI/IGA/1231/2021
- Project Period
- 1/2022 - 12/2022
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Masaryk University
- Internal grant agency MU
- MU Faculty or unit
- Faculty of Arts
Medieval bookbinding is a rich source of information, especially when comparing a sizeable number of books. This project aims to examine several libraries of medieval ecclesiastical institutions from Slovakia to study practices of the bookbinder workshops. It will focus on the 15th century. An analysis of the decorative parts will allow setting specific signs of the workshops. An occurrence of the book covers from the same workshop in a library will lead to a better understanding of the manners
Publications
Total number of publications: 2
2023
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Knižná väzba vybraných stredovekých rukopisov z Bratislavy, Kremnice, Košíc a Spiša
Studia Historica Nitriensia, year: 2023, volume: 27, edition: 2, DOI
2022
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Pergamenová väzba tlačí vo fondoch Slovenskej národnej knižnice
Year: 2022, type: Appeared in Conference without Proceedings