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COMPARATIVE IMPLEMENTOLOGY

French Decorative Bookbinding - Sixteenth Century

Atelier Royal - François Ier

Gid 281

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Comparative Diagram 1 - Gid rubbing 281 shown inverted with roulette type models.
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Now we can proceed to the various associated bindings. These binding share common tools. In Comparative Diagram 1, I have enlarged the Gid rubbing to match the tool size. After this initial testing of the tool sizes and identities, we then proceed to construct a virtual binding. This is only a rough facsimile to get an idea of the "look" as well as an exercise in understanding how  the various roulettes were applied. Here we see the AN e 1 roulette, which is also found on the Gid 138 binding.


Gid 281

Comparative Diagram 2 - Virtual Gid 281 at 72dpi
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