Subject 'History of Specialty. History of Bookbinding from the Scroll to the Beginning of the 20th Century'

Year:   2013/2014    2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    

• Collector's book, rare binding and the related terminology.
• Specific shapes of the written records. Coptic, Ethiopian and Byzantine binding.
• Medieval binding.
• Islamic binding.
• Renaissance binding.
• Binding in the 17th and 18th centuries (Baroque, Rococo).
• Binding in the end of the 18th century and in the 19th century (Classicism, the Empire style, Historicism, Art Nouveau).

The objective is to provide the basic knowledge about the most important developmental stages of the older period of the history of binding art.

Upon completion of the course, students will:
• have the knowledge about the methodology and terminology of the history of binding art;
• have a complete overview about the most important stages of the older period of the history of binding art;
• capable of analysing the styles and constructional specifics of the bindings from different eras;
• be able to determine the style of the bindings or their belonging to a certain era based on their acquired knowledge;
• be familiar with the most well-known masters of bookbinding and the collections of the most well-known rare bindings;
• develop a discussion and/or express their thoughts in written based on their acquired knowledge.

2016: 2267  

2015: 2267  

2014: 2267  

2013: 2267