Book case

Book case made of leather with a wooden core (France around 1480); at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin

Boxes made of wood or metal are referred to as book cases, in which books were kept in the Middle Ages that did not have a wooden cover but were bound as a paperback .

Later, valuable books were also stored in lavishly furnished book cases. A well-known example is the book case of the Uta Codex from the beginning of the 11th century.

literature

• Gutenberg. Aventure and Art. From secret company to the first media revolution . Published by the city of Mainz on the occasion of the 600th birthday of Johannes Gutenberg. Schmidt, Mainz 2000, ISBN 3-87439-507-3 , p. 263.

Web links

• Longobard book case from the 9th century in the Germanic National Museum
• Book case in the Diocesan Museum Osnabrück
• Book case from the 17th / 18th centuries century