Veterok's photos with the keyword: antique books

For service manuals, repair II

For service manuals, repair II

Veterok
23 Sep 2016 414
Finished repair. A stack of Ford service manuals were sewn together and given new, sturdy 3mm covers. Not shown in these pictures, the nice-looking part of the old cloth cover (with a stamped "Ford" text) was placed in a recess made in the new font cover.
Original edges

Original edges

Veterok
23 Sep 2016 459
which were preserved, because they look nice.
Bible corners

Bible corners

Veterok
10 Dec 2014 2 1 572
to be repaired.. www.veterok.net veterokforbooks.tumblr.com
Bible repair

Bible repair

Veterok
28 Aug 2014 2 3 575
..for a change. This one has a loose front cover, some loose and torn pages and a classic duct-taped back. It also weighs 6-7kg.
Veterok
28 Aug 2014 512
Reinforcing some of the first sections of the Bible. Thankfully most of the paper in the book is healthy and in nice condition.
Veterok
28 Aug 2014 2 390
As a happy surprise, the duct tape came off nicely and I believe it has actually also protected the sections from further damage. Only the back of the book was taped.
Mostly blank

Mostly blank

Veterok
04 Jun 2014 3 2 432
The cover board of the incunable I was working on. Naturally, the other one was of completely different size, was attached in a different way and had a different kind of blind tooled design too.
Brass corner pieces

Brass corner pieces

Veterok
04 Jun 2014 374
for the incunable I was working on a while ago. Made by Cyril; www.ipernity.com/anaryawe
New clasp pieces

New clasp pieces

Veterok
04 Jun 2014 341
also made by Cyril ( www.ipernity.com/anaryawe )
Veterok
17 May 2014 1 319
Viimeinen pari uunista ulos
1480's once again

1480's once again

Veterok
12 Apr 2014 1 1 505
The name incunable refers to the first printed books that were made in Europe before the year 1501. Often they had hand-drawn or painted initials and sometimes illustrations. This one has handdrawn detailing in red ink for the first half of the book. I guess someone got bored after that.
front

front

Veterok
12 Apr 2014 430
From what I gather, this is a 1480's sermon book written by the Dominican friar Martin of Troppau. It is printed in Strasbourg (curiously referred to as "Argentine" in medieval Latin) on rag paper with the common bull's head + cross watermark. www.veterok.net veterokforbooks.tumblr.com
Incunable dismantled

Incunable dismantled

Veterok
12 Apr 2014 3 1 434
An incunable I'm working on. Pictured without the wooden covers, with original cords cut off for resewing. This book had lost some of its backing material some hundred(s of) years ago, after which someone had ingeniously painted the title on. www.veterok.net veterokforbooks.tumblr.com
Veterok
20 Mar 2014 1 386
Some signatures from a 17th century book I'm rebinding.
Veterok
20 Mar 2014 1 354
New cover for one of the 17th ce. pamphlets, still in the process. Payhembury marbled paper, which I noticed might be a century too late but I don't think it makes much difference in this case..
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