>From a listserve (ExLibris) for people interested in antiquarian books, I recently learned from a specialist in medieval and Renaissance manuscripts about an early bookbinding fold. It isn't known when the piece of parchment was turned into a bookcover, or for what book, but the writing on the parchment dates back to the 10th Century!
"a fragment from a tenth-century collection of Latin epigrams written in England that includes several epigrams attributed to Bede. The script is a beautiful example of insular minuscule, while the fragment itself is a classic piece of recycled parchment. You can easily see how the leaf was cut and folded to serve as a bookcover." http://manuscriptroadtrip.wordpress.com/2014/04/09/manuscript-road-trip-back-to-the-midwest/ I also learned from another discussion on Exlibris that those odd corners of sheets that sometimes get folded into books by accident are called "temoins." (The discussion is on how the French word gets pronounced by English-speakers.) Here's one created on purpose by a librarian/printer/bookbinder, Mike Garabedian: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikegarabedian/2113493878/in/set-72157605284693895/ All best, Karen Karen Reeds, co-ringleader, Princeton Public Library Origami Group. Affiliate of Origami USA, http://origamiusa.org/ We usually meet 2nd Wednesday of the month, 6:30-8pm, 3rd floor. Free! We provide paper! All welcome! (Kids under 8, please bring a grown-up.) Princeton Public Library info: 609.924.9529 http://www.princetonlibrary.org/events/2013/11/origami-club awood...@princetonlibrary.org (Ann Woodrow) Next meeting: Wednesday May 14, 2014
