Hi Samantha, I have found that kind of decorative paper (I think of it as wallpaper :) ) on 19th century Italian books - more often on endpapers than on bindings, but we have some examples or bindings as well.
See for example: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.org/details/ldpd_16612890_000__;!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRqwKLYxB$ (somewhat torn, but you can sense what was there) or this: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.org/details/ldpd_11542099_000__;!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRiBnN4Uo$ , both from orfu (under Venetian influence). https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.org/details/ldpd_15344083_000__;!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRv6U0yhj$ - pastedowns Yours are much brighter and more vibrant, though, so I could be totally off here! My best, Michelle Michelle Margolis Norman E. Alexander Librarian for Jewish Studies Columbia University On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 7:26 PM Samantha Garlock via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Hi! I have a question about decorative book bindings/covers. I work at > Special Collections at UW-Madison, and while we don't have a large Judaica > collection, we do have a few interesting items. One of my colleagues pulled > a few 17th-century > Hi! I have a question about decorative book bindings/covers. > > I work at Special Collections at UW-Madison, and while we don't have a > large Judaica collection, we do have a few interesting items. One of my > colleagues pulled a few 17th-century Hebrew books for a class visit > today, and we noticed that the covers seem to be covered in similar > decorative paper. They weren't acquired at the same time (one of them is a > stack transfer from the circulating collection; the others were purchased > from book dealers, not sure if they came from the same dealer). > > We're curious about why these three books are all covered in similar > floral paper. *Does anyone know if/when/where it was common to cover or > re-bind books with this kind of design?* Could these three books have > been covered/rebound in the same place before they all, separately, made > their way to UW-Madison? > > I couldn't attach pictures, but you can see them in this Google Drive > folder: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I5LERTGpt-_VxSHxr3Q3Zh7T_vJtO0dG?usp=sharing__;!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRmCESwWC$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1I5LERTGpt-_VxSHxr3Q3Zh7T_vJtO0dG?usp=sharing__;!!KGKeukY!xYZgNV7v4rtkobav0wbtwerLrz4v9AiCzBunRrKAVZZwJnfAzGIgYlgBysqw-kCi8YZSXX1VQE8_nobbMAugPg$> > > > Here are the links to the items in our library catalog: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999920873202121__;!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRvvNnoMb$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999920873202121__;!!KGKeukY!xYZgNV7v4rtkobav0wbtwerLrz4v9AiCzBunRrKAVZZwJnfAzGIgYlgBysqw-kCi8YZSXX1VQE8_noZegXqgKg$> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999561574402121__;!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRlTQDBd1$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999561574402121__;!!KGKeukY!xYZgNV7v4rtkobav0wbtwerLrz4v9AiCzBunRrKAVZZwJnfAzGIgYlgBysqw-kCi8YZSXX1VQE8_noYFtJcQBw$> > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999561868602121__;!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRoV_0iFi$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999561868602121__;!!KGKeukY!xYZgNV7v4rtkobav0wbtwerLrz4v9AiCzBunRrKAVZZwJnfAzGIgYlgBysqw-kCi8YZSXX1VQE8_noYqK20azw$> > > Sincerely, > > Samantha > > > *Samantha Garlock*, MLIS, MS > > Cataloging Specialist for Distinctive Collections > > University of Wisconsin-Madison > > Memorial Library > > *she/her/hers* > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRmczbfKJ$ > > Earlier Listserver: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRmczbfKJ$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!wd_xD9of5V8SqfEWSRDgYAMybzzUFKnBpeQiLmzhwIUgZTc7wZdCX6vggGHyvjNoagf5sECgxA2qRmE0iM3_$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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