Bibliography
Contents
Introduction
This is a list of other dictionaries, glossaries, thesauri, and vocabulary lists of terms related to bookbinding, libraries, archives, and conservation. When applicable, it will be indicated if the resource provides translations in multiple languages. Otherwise, unless indicated, all sources are in English. Several of these sources have provided the translations found within the dictionary. Where possible, links to these resources will be provided, but in the case of books that haven't been digitized, you may be able to find them in a local library by searching for them in OCLC Worldcat.
Bookbinding
Monolingual
English
- Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books (Online edition)
- ABC for Book Collectors by John Carter. Available as a PDF via ILAB's website.
- Greenfield, Jane. ABC of bookbinding : a unique glossary with over 700 illustrations for collectors & librarians. New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press ; New York, NY : Lyons Press, 1998. OCLC Number: 37935225.
French
- Lexique de la reliure by L'écrin des écrits.
- Le Blog du Bibliophile, des Bibliophiles, de la Bibliophilie et des Livres Anciens
German
- Michael Trenkle, Fachbegriffe im Antiquariat available as a PDF via ILAB's website. In German.
Multilingual
English and Dutch
- Kneep en Binding (Languages: Dutch, English, French, and German) Kneep en binding is a terminology for the description of constructions of old bookbindings. Kneep en Binding was published in 1992 by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek for the benefit of book historians, codicologists, and book conservators. It offers a systematically ordered selection of terms to aid the study and description of most types of handmade bookbindings from Western Europe up to 1830."
English and French
- French-English dictionary written by Les Amis de la Reliure d'Art du Canada
- Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild'd Translation of Book Arts Terms, from English to French, by Shelagh Smith and Hélène Francoeur.
- International League of Antiquarian Booksellers: Glossary in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.
- Kneep en Binding (Languages: Dutch, English, French, and German) Kneep en binding is a terminology for the description of constructions of old bookbindings. Kneep en Binding was published in 1992 by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek for the benefit of book historians, codicologists, and book conservators. It offers a systematically ordered selection of terms to aid the study and description of most types of handmade bookbindings from Western Europe up to 1830."
- French encyclopedia of bookbinding terms, by Librairie Minet Freres. Also available in English.
English and German
- International League of Antiquarian Booksellers: Glossary in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.
- Kneep en Binding (Languages: Dutch, English, French, and German) Kneep en binding is a terminology for the description of constructions of old bookbindings. Kneep en Binding was published in 1992 by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek for the benefit of book historians, codicologists, and book conservators. It offers a systematically ordered selection of terms to aid the study and description of most types of handmade bookbindings from Western Europe up to 1830."
- Buchbinder-ABC Online version of Moessner's German-language encyclopedia of bookbinding terminology (1981 ed.). Presented online by Schmedt. In German and English.
English and Spanish
- International League of Antiquarian Booksellers: Glossary in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Swedish.
- Vocabulaire codicologique: répertoire méthodique des termes français relatifs aux manuscrits, avec leurs équivalents en anglais, italien, espagnol, par Denis Muzerelle. In English, Italian, and Spanish.
More than three languages
- Nielsen, Torben. Vocabularium bibliothecarii nordicum. København, Bibliotekscentralen, 1968. OCLC number: 576778. In English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
- Kneep en Binding (Languages: Dutch, English, French, and German) Kneep en binding is a terminology for the description of constructions of old bookbindings. Kneep en Binding was published in 1992 by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek for the benefit of book historians, codicologists, and book conservators. It offers a systematically ordered selection of terms to aid the study and description of most types of handmade bookbindings from Western Europe up to 1830."
- Vocabulaire codicologique: répertoire méthodique des termes français relatifs aux manuscrits, avec leurs équivalents en anglais, italien, espagnol, par Denis Muzerelle. In English, Italian, and Spanish.
Conservation
- Conservación preventiva para todos. Una guía ilustrada Por Clara López Ruiz y Miguel Cuba Taboada / "Preventative conservation for all, an illustrated guide"(Languages: Arabic, English, French, Spanish)
- Lexicon on the AIC wiki. In Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
- Visual Glossary of Conservation Terms by the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material.
- The Archives Damage Atlas is an assessment tool for identifying the kinds of damage that afflict archival materials. It is available as a richly-illustrated PDF in both English and Dutch.
- Glossary on paper restoration. Published by the Goethe Institute. "Over 400 specialist terms on paper conservation and restoration are listed in English, German, Chinese and Korean."
Archives
- The Archives Damage Atlas is an assessment tool for identifying the kinds of damage that afflict archival materials. It is available as a richly-illustrated PDF in both English and Dutch.
- A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology, published by the Society for American Archivists
Library Science
Printmaking
Miscellaneous
- Pigments Through the Ages, produced by the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA). Contains pigment names in English, French, German, and Italian.
