This illustration is taken from the WWW at
https://biblio.co.uk/book_collecting_terminology/fine-binding-288.html
Note that the cover hinge is a mechanical one
As with several other explanation pages in this site I am not expert enough to define a Fine Binding. If there is such a ~ reliable ~ definition somewhere then there is no point in my repeating it, and I will gladly provide a link to it. My understanding of fine binding may well be markedly different from the public understanding. I am not out to educate them. So this page is just an excuse to waffle a bit, in my bloggy way, but also to show some examples of what must surely classify as Fine Bindings by any standards.
I hate being pedantic, but must point out that there is surely a difference between a finely bound book and a finely decorated book. Since I have no great personal interest in fine bindings ~ I am a bookcrafter ~ not a bookbinder ~ interested primarily in function ~ I can only show samples culled from the WWW rather than from my own gallery. I acknowledge the source where it is known. Please ask me to add your credentials, or delete, anything that is rightfully yours to control ~ [mail me].
This is a popular style of the early 21st century, with multiple leathers on display.For further interest readers may care to browse the many samples on the WWW under fine bindings, and we also have illustrations of ~
~ one of the oldest surviving bound books [117143]
~ a double tragedy of fine bindings twice lost forever[115032]
