The Bookbindery

Dublin Core

Title

The Bookbindery

Subject

Bookbinding
Handicraft - Virginia - Williamsburg
Stores & shops - Virginia - Williamsburg
Printing Office (Williamsburg, Va.)

Description

Postcard, “The Bookbinder, Williamsburg, Virginia." Text on verso reads: 'Working with hand tools, fine leathers, and unusual papers, the bookbinder fashions handsome bindings such as graced the shelves of eighteenth-century libraries. The bookbinder, located in the Printing Office, is one of the many craftsmen working in shops open to the public.'

Creator

Colonial Williamsburg

Publisher

H. S. Crocker Co., Inc.

Date Created

Circa 1970s

Is Part Of

Postcard Collection, AVPC-133.

Format

jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

D2021-COPY-1014-0019 R
D2021-COPY-1014-0020 V

Rights Holder

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

3.5 x 5.5 inches

Citation

Colonial Williamsburg, “The Bookbindery,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed April 25, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/5722.