Embroidered binding

Floral embroidered binding on white silk satin background
Early 17th century embroidered binding on the Folger Shakespeare Library's copy of STC 2943

Embroidered binding, also referred to as needlework or textile binding, describes a book bound in cloth and decorated with a design on one or both covers and sometimes the spine.[1] The binding is created for the individual book.[2][3]

  1. ^ Berger, Sidney E. (2023). The Dictionary of the Book: A Glossary for Book Collectors, Booksellers, Librarians, and Other (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-53-815133-4.
  2. ^ Marks, Philippa. "English embroidered bookbindings". British Library. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ Greenfield, Jane (1998). ABC of bookbinding. New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press. p. 133. ISBN 1884718418.