text block leaves
Sinai
17th Century
Source: Nikolas Sarris, 'Binding or Rebinding at St Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai', in: [The Manuscript Library of St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai]
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
Rebinding processes in the 17th-century Sinai workshops involved thorough repairs to the internal leaves of the text block. Ninety-one out of 108 rebound manuscripts (84%) from this period show evidence of repairs performed at the time of their last rebinding, with a specific focus on spine fold repairs (p. 370).
Original Recipe Text
Rebinding processes in the 17th-century Sinai workshops involved thorough repairs to the internal leaves of the text block. Ninety-one out of 108 rebound manuscripts (84%) from this period show evidence of repairs performed at the time of their last rebinding, with a specific focus on spine fold repairs (p. 370).
Evidence
"the rebindings did not aim to address external binding damages or damages to the cover and the appearance of books, but were elaborate efforts to repair the manuscripts thoroughly after having suffered damage to the text block leaves."
Remarks
The evidence strikes a contrast to European practices where rebinding was often executed for aesthetic reasons or uniformity. In Sinai, the focus was functional preservation. Out of 108 rebound manuscripts examined from the 17th century—the library's most vibrant bookbinding period—91 had received intensive text block repairs (p. 370).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicological analysis
Visual examination
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typetext block leaves
RegionSinai
Approx. Year1650
Source Information
AuthorNikolas Sarris, 'Binding or Rebinding at St Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai', in: [The Manuscript Library of St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai]
CollectionSinai library collection rebindings (108 rebound manuscripts)
Language
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