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October 13, 2004

Princeton Library's Bookbinding Online Exhibit

A new online exhibit from Princeton's Firestone Library's Department of Rare Books & Special Collections highlights historical bookbindings. You can choose the book you'd like to examine more closely, and get descriptive notes of the item along with a close-up digital magnification tool. You can see the grain in the leather, cracks, stitching--all of it. A true rare book geek's delight.

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Oh My!!!!!!

Posted by: naghmana | January 2, 2005

Would have been even cooler if they would have used the digital library people Princeton hired in the first place to do the work. Aahhh, historians.

Posted by: Clay Redding | October14, 2004

ah, so pretty! thanks, that was pure eye candy for me ;)

(and a rather handsome and user-friendly website too. definitely forwarding this link to others..)

Posted by: andrea | October13, 2004

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