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