Historical Bookbindings: A Thousand Years of Structure and Style March 22, 2011
University of Michigan, Michigan 48109
You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can learn a lot about history and the skills of people in bygone times by looking closely at book bindings. This exhibit, "Historical Bookbindings: A Thousand Years of Structure and Style," created by guest curator and expert book historian Julia Miller, shows book bindings of a wide assortment of types and styles dating from the last 1000 years.
Free and open to the public. Available during Audubon Room Hours: Sun 2-7pm, Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm.
Hatcher Graduate Library, Audubon Room
913 S. University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI
Public parking is available at 650 S. Forest St., just south of S. University Ave.
Official Website: http://www.lib.umich.edu/audubon-room/events/historical-book-bindings
Added by mcmorris on March 23, 2011