___Contemporary Bindings

Books bound in the time period of their printing, or bound by Master binders.

___Contemporary-Style Bindings

Bindings comissioned by the H. S. Ayoub Library and bound by Eidolon House Bindery.

1518
Dioscorides
De materia medica libri sex [graece]

Italy

18th century red Venetian morocco leather, elaborate gilt, spine in compartments, covers with wide floral and foliage scrolling borders, spine compartments with floral and foliage decoration, marbled endpapers

1529
Dioscorides
Pedakiu Dioskoridu Anazarbeos, Peri hyles iatrikes Biblia V [greek]...Pedacii…

Italy

16th century German calf leather over paste boards. Blindtooled in geometric frames with interspersed floral motifs. Four raised bands to spine

1542
Celsus
Avrellii Cor. Celsi De re medica libri octo.

[bound with...]

1543
Galen
Cl. Galeni De simplicium medicamentorum facultatibus libri vndecim.

France

16th century German calf decorated in blind, upper cover with central panel depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, bordered by foliate design with portrait medallions, initials "HAB" dated 1546 above and below central panel, lower cover with central panel depicting man carrying cross, brass clasps.

1549
Aetius of Amida
Aetii medici Graeci contractae ex veteribus medicinae tetrabiblos, hoc est, …

France

Late 16th / early 17th century calf leather, blindtooled boarders, gilt floral center diamonds with corner blind and gilt florets. Six raised bands and gilt florals to spine.

1582
Pare
Opera Ambrosii Parei regis primarii et parisiensis chirurgi

France

16th century blindstamped pigskin over boards, red tinted page edges. Italian binding, possibly from Padua, donein German style: repeated three-fold covers, which enclose 2 floral bands. In the central field, a plate-shaped plate embossing with oriental ornamentation. Stamped on the front cover is the monogram "ZPD", the initials of the owner who commissioned the binding, and the date "1592"

1601
Pare
WundtArtzney/ oder Artzney spiegell des Hocherfahrnen und Weitberuhmbten Herrn

Germany

Absolutely beautiful contemporary early 17th century pigskin over boards, with original metal hardware and clasp remnants intact. Elaborate and detailed blind tooling to boards and spine. Five raised bands.

1615
Zucchi
Di Bartolomeo Zucchi da Monza Dolorose Osservationi Sopra I Capelli. Il Capo. La Fronte. Gli Occhi. Il Naso. La Faccia. Le Orecchie. La Bocca. I Denti. La Lingua...Di Giesu Christo.

Italy

17th century Italian publisher's original paper binding, with both covers decorated in elaborate arabesque.

1728
Pierre Fauchard
Le Chirurgien dentiste, ou Traite des dents.

France

Contemporary mid-17th century French full calf leather binding, gilt and leather title labels to spine, marbled endpapers, silk page markers, and Speckled page edges.

1781
Plenck
De' Morbi de' Denti e delle Gengie.
De' Morbi Cutanei giusta le loro Classi, Generi e Specie.

Italy

Contemporary 18th century Italian stiff paper boards, string-bound, pages uncut as issued by the printer.

1821
Fox
Histoire naturelle et maladies des dents de l'espèce humaine, en deux parties; Ouvrage traduit de l'anglais par le (Joseph) Lemaire.

France

Beautiful early 19th century contemporary Green Morocco, richly gilted spine, covers, inner dentelles and edges, marbled endpapers. Magnificent binding with a large frame-shaped panel made of neo-Gothic and Classical elements on the covers by the celebrated French bookbinder Thouvenin.

1853
Warner
The Practical Family Dentist

United States

Beautiful example of mid-19th century cloth binding, elaborate blind stamping, with gilt title and dental illustration to front board.

1854
Thompson
Facts for the People Relating to the Teeth

United States

Another example of an elaborate mid-19th century cloth binding, blind stamping, with floral borders and gilted dental illustration to front board, gilt title and design to spine.