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A - 1760? - 1474? Petrarca - British Library C6a2 B - 1763? - 1472 Petrarca - Glasgow University Library - Gaignat sale, 1769, lot 1979 C - 1764? - 1718 Longus Maggs 362 D - 1764 - 1764 Sothebys 2018 E - 1761? -1484 Bandelis De Ricci 38 etiquette A 1 F - 1761? - 1524 Heures Library of Congress (see this page) G - 1768 - 1476 Philelphus - Glasgow University Library - Gaignat sale, 1769 lot 1689 H - 1766 - 1766 Petity - Sothebys 168 I - 1768? - 1563 Socinian Bible (Polish) British Library arms George III c11d6 J - 1769 - 1470? Bible (German?) Conusi ab ydolis: British Library c9c1 K - 1769 - 1475 Speculum Bod-inc. S-268 Bodleian Library Oxford University |
| I have arranged a few Derome le jeune dentelle bindings in Comparative Diagram one, they are not arranged in a true chronological sence. We do not know for certain the date that most were produced, we know that binding 'K' the 1475 Speculum was almost certainly made in 1769 and all the rest were made previous to this date with the possible exception of binding 'J' which is identical to 'K' and could have been made at the same time (see Comparative Diagram 2). Bindings 'B' and 'G' were owned by Louis-Jean Gaignat and sold in a 1769 auction of his affairs, after his death in 1768, therefore they are 1768 or earlier. We can see that the outer roulette in the 1769 binding is also found on binding 'D' that is probably from 1764 or 1765, it covers a 1764 Church accounting ledger that is not likely to have been bound at a much later date. We can call this roulette dj-R-5, it was obviously his preferred tool for this purpose for quite a few years and it will be interesting to see how many years that he used it after 1769 (click here to see an example that is possibly 1780 or older). The very large binding 'I' shares a rare imprint with 'G' which must be from 1768 or earlier, thus I imagine it to be also pre 1769 although it could be older. These R-5 bindings have been decorated with tools not seen in the earlier bindings. I suspect that when we pinpoint the introduction of certain new tools we will begin to be able to place these bindings in a true chronological order. (Note: binding 'I' c11d6 is a virtual reconstruction) |
| In Comparative Diagram 2, we see two identical bindings, this is very rare. Of course binders make sets of identical bindings, however this is a case of two bindings that were probably not intended for the same client. I want to state here while I think of it that all the images on my web pages are free for you to use in a non comercial private research mode. The British Library allows us to use their images in this way, however I was shocked to see people trying to sell British Library images on Alamy, how low can this outfit sink, they would sell a picture of their Grandmother in the bathroom if they thought it would make them a buck. Please be careful, this is a non commercial, educational and research oriented site from which there has been not a dime of profit, and plenty of expense. If you would like to use my artwork or images please ask me first. On the next page we are going to explore the mystery of these two Identical bindings. |
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