Binding Collection

Bookbinding Workshop
A bookbinders workshop, with the finished products in a domestic scene over on the right

Bookbinding Tools 1875
Various tools used in bookbinding, including a pair of compasses, a mallet, presses, a knife, a set square, needle and thread, and a gouge

Anaesthetic inhibiting an ion channel C015 / 6718
Anaesthetic inhibiting an ion channel

Greek vase painting of Achilles and Patroclus. Artist: Sosias
A Greek vase painting of Achilles and Patroclus, where Achilles is binding the wounds of Patroclus. Currently in the Berlin Greek and Roman Museum

T lymphocytes and cancer cell, SEM C001 / 1679
T lymphocytes and cancer cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T lymphocyte cells (green) attached to a cancer cell

Achilles binding Patroclus wound, as depicted a bowl from the 5th century BC

Netsuke in the form of a demon queller and a small demon, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
XBP394832 Netsuke in the form of a demon queller and a small demon, Meiji Period (1868-1912) by Tokoku (fl.19th century); height: 3.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

EDTA crystals, light micrograph
EDTA crystals. Polarised light micrograph of a section through ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) crystals. EDTA is used primarily for its effectiveness at binding metal ions (chelating)

Rugby Englands front row Brian Moore Jason Leonard and Jeff Probyn

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

Chinese Foot-Binding
The damage caused by the practise of Chinese foot- binding to the structure of the foot, and the foot as it would appear encased in a shoe

Zinc fingers bound to a DNA strand, molecular model. The double helix of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, red and yellow) is seen here with two Zif268 proteins (blue and green)

Front cover, Apprenticeship Indenture
Front cover of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited. (1 of 2) Date: 3 January 1902

Anti-cancer drug binding to DNA, AFM
Drug-DNA complexes. Coloured atomic force micrograph (AFM) of plasmids (blue) of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) bound to the anti-cancer drug ditercalinium

Ancient Book-binder (engraving)
2793449 Ancient Book-binder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Book-binder. Illustration for The Penny Magazine, 1833)

CHRISTINA BOOKBINDING. A bookbinding of Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689), with the Vasa coat of arms

eyebrow tweezers. hair removal. adjusting the eyebrows in the beauty salon. henna and eyebrow adjustment. eyebrow styling

Tapestry, bindings and woodwork, 18th century. Beauvais tapestries from a sofa in Louis XV red (top and centre). Book binding in gold and green by Antoine Michel Padeloup (bottom)

Images of peony and heather from manuscripts and their applications in jewelry, enamel, tapestry, wallpaper, binding, etc

Georgian gentlemen fencers performing the Flanconade

W H Smith book binding factory, Letchworth Garden City, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Plaque for a binding with the Crucifixion. Byzantium (late 10th century - early 11th century). Ivory. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugalon, Portugal

book cover of Beauty and the beast by Walter Crane, Edmund Evans, Published in London & New York by George Routledge and Sons in 1874

Ancient boxing gloves or caestus
Boxing gloves or caestus, showing ways that Lottatori fighters bound their hands for combat. 1, 2, 3 from the Maffei Museum, and 4, 5 from an ancient urn in St. Stefano church, Piscinola

The Sacrifice of Isaac, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco)
703120 The Sacrifice of Isaac, Catacombs of Via Latina, Rome (fresco) by Paleo-Christian, (4th century); Catacomb of Via Latina, Rome, Lazio

North Native American stone tomahawk. The wooden haft and binding are modern

Binding arteries of Hindoo twins after operation, 1902. Creator: Bain News Service
Binding arteries of Hindoo twins after operation, 1902. Shows Dr. Eugene-Louis Doyen performing surgery to separate conjoined twins Radica and Doodica in 1902

Book Cafe
Jukyong Park

An engraving depicting woman sewing sheets on to the bands of a book, 19th century
5310959 An engraving depicting woman sewing sheets on to the bands of a book, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1885); Universal History Archive/UIG

The reaping and binding of crops by hand
3732453 The reaping and binding of crops by hand; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the reaping and binding of crops by hand. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A sailor and cabin boy binding a large rope to the boat, 1850
3359935 A sailor and cabin boy binding a large rope to the boat, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a sailor and cabin boy binding a large rope to the boat)

An example of 15th century German bookbinding
3253077 An example of 15th century German bookbinding, boards covered with tooled leather and gold decoration; (add.info.: An example of 15th century German bookbinding)

An engraving depicting a bookbinding workshop, 19th century
5311230 An engraving depicting a bookbinding workshop, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1842); Universal History Archive/UIG

An example of Persian bookbinding from 1417
3253040 An example of Persian bookbinding from 1417, leather covered boards decorated with coloured enamels; (add.info.: An example of Persian bookbinding from 1417)

Decorative end paper. Circa early 19th century
5323204 Decorative end paper. Circa early 19th century; (add.info.: Decorative end paper. Circa early 19th century.)

Examples of book binding and book binding tools and machinery from the 18th and 19th centuries
3253036 Examples of book binding and book binding tools and machinery from the 18th and 19th centuries; (add.info)

Cartoon depicting a book binder speaking with a customer about the leather used
5308777 Cartoon depicting a book binder speaking with a customer about the leather used, 19th century; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting a book binder speaking with a customer about the leather used)

An example of 10th century German bookbinding with ivory and copper boards decorated with precious stones
3253046 An example of 10th century German bookbinding with ivory and copper boards decorated with precious stones; (add.info)

Mill or factory where several men are engaged in measuring
1574251 Mill or factory where several men are engaged in measuring, folding, and binding cloth into lengths

Fairy tales
Brig Barkow

Wall Panel with yellow orchids, c.1892. Creator: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
Wall Panel with yellow orchids, c.1892. Design for a wall panel

Binding department, National Cash Register [Company], Dayton, Ohio, (1902?)

Poets and Immortals after Du Jin ?? (active 1465–1505). Creator: Unknown
Poets and Immortals after Du Jin ?? (active 1465-1505)

Shaker Rug Binding Tapes, c. 1937. Creator: Helen Dana
Shaker Rug Binding Tapes, c. 1937

Light reading
Brig Barkow

Binding. Creator: Unknown
Binding

Bound feet, Chine, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Bound feet, China, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, booklet of notes
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare booklet of notes and illustrations for First and Second Class passengers on board the Titanic

Jane's Fighting Ships, Cammell Laird & Co Ltd
Publications - Jane's Fighting Ships 1989-90, 92nd edition, with Cammell Laird & Co Ltd design below

Gradual (Fragment)
Fragment of a gradual, parchment. This is only a small part of a larger leaf and has been badly damaged by its use as a binding fragment. Date: 14th Century

Paper and Parchment Binding Fragments
Fragments of paper and parchment salvaged from the binding of a book. Two pieces of parchment are from the same document, possibly a letter or deed

Preface to Martial's Epigrammata by Merula
Two attached folios, paper, probably the endpaper and first leaf of a volume

Gregory Homilia in Evangelia (Fragment)
Single leaf of parchment, cut to size for use as a binding cover

Breviary (Fragment)
Two leaves, probably from a breviary, parchment. The leaves are from the same work but do not appear to be consecutive. Main body text in two columns in a Gothic textualis rotunda in dark brown ink

Financial Records?
Manuscript records on paper, possibly financial or legal records

Gebetbuch (Fragment)
Five leaves from a prayer book (Gebetbuch) in Middle Dutch, parchment. Consists of one bifolium and three loose leaves, probably consecutive

Charter (Fragments)
Charter recording a mortgage for a house, cut into two pieces for use as book binding material. On parchment. Text in dark brown-black ink in a gothic cursive hand

Inventory
Sheet of paper, possibly the endpaper from a book, with a handwritten list or inventory in French dated 16 February 1605. With pieces of the binding thread attached in the gutter

La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration). Illustrated magazine published in Madrid between 1869 and 1921

Andree's balloon, in gold, decorates the cover of this book. Date: 1898

An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal)
KND176627 An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal) by Viking, (6th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: outils et pointes de lance;)

The feet of Chinese women, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario
CHT265549 The feet of Chinese women, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario, published in Milan in 1819 (colour litho) by Bigatti

Sensuality, c. 1891 (oil on canvas)
CH416890 Sensuality, c.1891 (oil on canvas) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); 50.5x36.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Der Sinnlichkeit; ); Photo © Christies Images

Binding of the wolf Fenrir (colour litho)
7173297 Binding of the wolf Fenrir (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Binding of the wolf Fenrir)

Almanach Royal, 1756 (morocco leather gilt, mica, gouache)
985925 Almanach Royal, 1756 (morocco leather gilt, mica, gouache) by Derome, Jacques Antoine (1698-1760) (attr.to); 19x122.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Almanach Royal)

A Pair of Angels, 1897 (transparent vellum over painted paper with gilding)
1195360 A Pair of Angels, 1897 (transparent vellum over painted paper with gilding) by Fell, Herbert Granville (1872-1951); 24.7x21.2x1.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fell)

Machzor, Tuscany, probably Florence
488349 Machzor, Tuscany, probably Florence, 1490s (leather & vellum) (see also 488348 and 497366-89) by Italian School, (15th century); 16.8x12.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

De Materia Medica by Dioscorides
CH438760 De Materia Medica by Dioscorides, edited with commentary by Petrus de Albano, published at Val D Elsa by Johannes de Medemblick, 1478 (leather, w/c & paper) by Italian School

Sphaera Mundi by Johannes de Sacro Bosco and Theoricae Novum Planetarium
CH440500 Sphaera Mundi by Johannes de Sacro Bosco and Theoricae Novum Planetarium, published in Venice by Simon Bevilacqua, 1499 (leather & brass) by Italian School

Machzor, Tuscany, probably Florence
488348 Machzor, Tuscany, probably Florence, 1490s (leather & vellum) (see also 488349 and 497366-89) by Italian School, (15th century); 16.8x12.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Jesus Christ in Majesty, enamelled book cover, 13th Century (chromolitho)
7173197 Jesus Christ in Majesty, enamelled book cover, 13th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus Christ in Majesty, enamelled book cover)

Binding sheaves (engraving)
7192897 Binding sheaves (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Binding sheaves)

Erinys binding Pirithous in Hades (engraving)
7193922 Erinys binding Pirithous in Hades (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Erinys binding Pirithous in Hades)

Institution of the Confession (chromolitho)
7185046 Institution of the Confession (chromolitho) by Angelico, Fra (c.1387-1455) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Institution of the Confession)

South America: Binding the wounded limb (engraving)
7186657 South America: Binding the wounded limb (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Binding the wounded limb)

Engraved silver plaque forming one of the sides of the binding of an evangeliary in the Library of Wurzburg
7173199 Engraved silver plaque forming one of the sides of the binding of an evangeliary in the Library of Wurzburg, Germany (chromolitho) by French School

Engraving in niello on gilded
7173195 Engraving in niello on gilded and burnished copper forming one of the sides of the binding of the evangeliary of the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris (chromolitho) by French School

Leatherwork, 14th-16th Century (chromolitho)
7173201 Leatherwork, 14th-16th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leatherwork, 14th-16th Century)

The Net Binder, 1881 (oil on canvas)
OVR394327 The Net Binder, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Kolstoe, Fredrik (1860-1945); 71x92 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Cover of an evangeliary from the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris (chromolitho)
7173198 Cover of an evangeliary from the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of an evangeliary from the Sainte-Chapelle)

Inside a printers shop, Germany 1619 (engraving)
3781309 Inside a printers shop, Germany 1619 (engraving); (add.info.: Inside a printers shop. Engraving from Gottfrieds Historical Chronicle, Frankfurt 1619. Tinted version.); Lebrecht History

Shaker Rug Bindings, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Ingrid Selmer-Larsen
Shaker Rug Bindings, 1935/1942

Patent of Nobility, 1591 (manuscript)
7145603 Patent of Nobility, 1591 (manuscript) by Spanish School, (16th century); 27 x 21.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; Photo: eFitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

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"Binding: From Ancient Techniques to Modern Science" Step into the world of binding, where artistry and science intertwine. Explore the delicate craft of bookbinding, as Bookbinding Tools from 1875 take center stage in preserving knowledge through time. Travel back in time with a Greek vase painting depicting Achilles and Patroclus, showcasing their unbreakable bond. Witness how even in ancient times, binding went beyond physical objects. Discover the microscopic realm where T lymphocytes bind to cancer cells, captured beautifully under SEM C001 / 1679. Marvel at the intricate dance between life and disease on a cellular level. Uncover the secrets behind anesthesia's power to inhibit ion channels with Anaesthetic inhibiting an ion channel C015 / 6718. See how this binding effect brings relief and comfort during medical procedures. Enter a bustling Bookbinding Workshop filled with artisans meticulously stitching pages together, breathing life into stories yet untold. Witness their dedication to preserving history one book at a time. Delve into Japanese culture as you admire Netsuke in the form of a demon queller and small demon from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). These tiny sculptures embody both beauty and protection through their bound forms. Marvel at EDTA crystals under a light microscope; these enchanting structures showcase nature's ability to create mesmerizing patterns when elements bind together harmoniously. Witness Achilles' unwavering loyalty as he binds Patroclus' wound on an ancient battlefield - an act that transcends mere friendship and symbolizes sacrifice for those we hold dear. Immerse yourself in artwork depicting cannabinoid receptor binding - a visual representation of how substances can interact with our bodies on molecular levels, unlocking new possibilities for medicine and wellness. Explore official wording within Apprenticeship Indenture documents that bind individuals to learn valuable skills from experienced masters - highlighting the importance of passing down knowledge through generations. Contemplate Chinese Foot-Binding, a practice that bound women's feet for centuries.