Can't find medieval depictions of the Colosseum

Originally posted by opuslola Originally posted by Sidney Originally posted by opuslola Just look at the book! It is most modern it is, is it not? Ron Which book? Any of them shown above. Most all of them look almost identical to modern bindings, etc. Ron

Book binding is far older than book printing, and the books above illustrate the normal practise of placing book pages between hard covers of wood or leather, in order to protect them. As this is the same technique as done today with hard back books, then they will look similar. It is a very straight forward method, so what startling difference are you expecting to see?

There is variation however. The last two illustrations exhibit books with flat spines, which shows they have been stitched to the board covers in a manner common to book binding up until the 15th Century. After that period, which is illustrated in the other pictures, books started to get a curve in their spine because the pages were sewn together and then attached to the covers which wrapped around three sides of the book.

Perhaps this technique is older than you realised?

Edited by Sidney - 08-Jan-2014 at 19:05

Originally posted by Sidney Originally posted by opuslola But, boy o" You present some great goods! Could you provide a presentation like those above that presents Caesar wearing the armour of the Fleur di Lys? Look hard and long for this one? Regards, Ron Could you give me an example to set the ball rolling?

From an old posting at this very site;

http://www.allempires.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28094

Also Saladin in same form.

Ron

Sidney! You are a priceless person to speak unto! You seem to have an almost unlimited access to many places in the ancient world than do I?

Please keep this up!

More regards than you can understand! Ron

And Sidney, I found that I had posted a clue to book bindings at the wrong site. Here is a copy of the pertinent information;

" http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Vittore_Crivelli_-_Saint_Bonaventure.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Vittore_Crivelli_-_Saint_Bonaventure.jpg

Ron


I presume I posted this site for some reason, but since I sometimes post in an inebriated state, I don't know why I posted it here? But I might well have used the ornate visual aid of an old book that is held in the hand of the venerated saint? Why? Because in another post, I held that old book bindings were very different from the more modern ones. So that is it!

Regards, Ron "
So my response was to show the manner of old book bindings. Perhaps you could post the image I was trying to convey?

Edited by opuslola - 15-Jan-2014 at 21:42

Sidney! Are we looking at the same depiction?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Vittore_Crivelli_-_Saint_Bonaventure.jpg

I just see it as most different than my first depiction!

Please compare the depictions in my first post with this one?

And, just what does a "curved spine" have to do with anything?

Regards, Ron

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Vittore_Crivelli_-_Saint_Bonaventure.jpg

By the way, I drink every night! It makes my life easier! LOL

Edited by opuslola - 16-Jan-2014 at 23:30