Working group for the collection, indexing and preservation of historical book bindings

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Working group for the recording, indexing and preservation of historical book bindings ( AEB ) is the name of an association of binding researchers founded in Leipzig in 1996 as the “German working group for the recording and development of historical book bindings” . Since the preservation of books was also discussed, the name of the working group was expanded to include the term “preservation”.

tasks

“The AEB strives for cooperation with people and institutions that deal with book covers and maintains international contacts. He sees himself as a contact point for all questions in connection with the recording and determination of historical and artistic book covers. Industrial book production is also taken into account. "

- Homepage of the AEB

All aspects of book covers from the past to the present should be considered, such as questions about art history , provenance research , typography , the history of technology , especially bookbinding , preservation, restoration and also the creation of databases as the basis for scientific research. Materials used such as historical colored paper are also of interest. It also works with relevant working groups abroad, such as the Belgian-Dutch Boekbandengenootschap .

Annual meetings

Once a year, an international conference is organized in cooperation with a library with historical books at different locations. The participants come from the circle of librarians , archivists , book restorers, bookbinders, art historians, collectors and bibliophiles .

magazine

The journal “Einband-Forschung” published by the AEB appears twice a year.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Homepage of the AEB, About Us. Retrieved June 1, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Boekbandengenootschap. Retrieved July 28, 2016 .
  3. ^ Journal of binding research. Retrieved July 28, 2016 .
  4. ↑ ISSN  1437-8167

Web links

literature

  • Angelika Pabel: The working group for the collection and indexing of historical book bindings (AEB) and its bulletin "Binding Research" . In: library. Research and Practice , 23.3 (1999), pp. 372-374.