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Tag: Fine Bindings

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Five Fine Bindings from the Library of the House of Representatives

Posted on 03/12/2020

The collection of the House of Representatives in the Hague is a historical reference collection that has been used by generations of Dutch parliamentarians. Th...

Video about the treasures of the Fagel Collection

Posted on 16/06/2019

Trinity College Library published a new video about some of the treasures in the Fagel Collection earlier this week. The books briefly shown on film are a nicel...

Dedication to Hendrik Fagel in Bachienne's Kerkelyke Geographie

Fagel Fine Bindings (3): Dedications

Posted on 15/04/2019

Several fine bindings in the collection are the result of a classical artist-patron relationship. The Fagels were high-placed government officials and had the n...

Fagel Fine Bindings (2): Political Power

Posted on 13/04/2019

The fine bindings in the Fagel collection make up only a small part of the library. Some of the fine bindings in the Fagel Collection at Trinity College Library...

Commelin and Breyne

Fagel Fine Bindings (1): Natural History

Posted on 10/04/2019

Most books in the Fagel Collection are bound in simple vellum, the title neatly written on the spine, without any gold-tooling or other forms of decoration. The...

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