Johann Lindt (bookbinder)

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Johann Lindt (born December 2, 1899 ; † 1977 ) was a Swiss bookbinder , restorer and non-fiction author .

Lindt worked independently as a bookbinder before he found a job in the City and University Library of Bern in 1937 , where he became a restorer in 1952 and a librarian in 1964. In his publications, Lindt dealt with the history of books in the city and canton of Bern . His most widespread work is The paper-mills of Berne and their watermarks, 1465-1859, first published in 1964 and translated into English . In 1973 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern for his research on binding and watermarks .

His estate is in the Münstergasse library (fragments of old prints) and in the Bern Burger Library (book printer history, watermark collection, publications).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Literature by and about Johann Lindt (bookbinder) in the bibliographic database WorldCat
  2. ↑ Short biography in Lindt's descriptor of the Burgerbibliothek Bern
  3. ^ Johann Lindt's estate in the catalog of the Bern Burger Library

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SURNAME Lindt, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss bookbinder, restorer and non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1899
DATE OF DEATH 1977