The archaeology of medieval bookbinding

pt. I. Mediterranean heritage

Ch. 1. first single-quire Coptic codices

Ch. 2. first multi-quire Coptic codices

Ch. 3. Late Coptic codices

Ch. 4. Ethiopian codex

Ch. 5. Islamic codex

Ch. 6. Byzantine codices

pt. II. medieval codex in the Western world

Ch. 7. Carolingian bindings

Ch. 8. Romanesque bindings

Ch. 9. Gothic bindings

Ch. 10. Limp bindings.

Part One: The Mediterranean Heritage: The first single-quire Coptic codices

The first multi-quire Coptic codices

Late Coptic codices

The Ethiopian codex

The Islamic codex

Byzantine codices

Part Two: The Medieval Codex in the Western World: Carolingian bindings

Romanesque bindings

Gothic bindings

Limp bindings

Bibliography

Index.