Bodleian Library - Decorated Bookbindings in Renaissance Italy

Explore the history of Italian bookbinding through this specialized catalogue from the Bodleian Library. This volume compiles the extensive research of Anthony Hobson, former Director of Sotheby's, who dedicated his career to studying decorated bookbindings from the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Focusing on workshops located outside of Rome and Venice, this work includes updated versions of previously published articles alongside entirely new research. Editors Edward Potten and Mirjam Foot have enhanced the text with full bibliographical descriptions, extended provenances, and citations to published literature. This catalogue serves as a vital resource for those studying the graphic arts, book design, and the historical production of Italian bindings during the Renaissance.