How Long to Read Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III

How Long Does it Take to Read Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III?

It takes the average reader 16 hours and 8 minutes to read Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III by Jan Storm van Leeuwen

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Awarded with the 15th ILAB Breslauer Prize for Bibliography 2010. This classic can be ranked among the well-known international standard works on the subject of bookbinding. The author, Dr. Jan Storm van Leeuwen, gives in this work an elaborate general historical introduction to his subject. It also contains a general introduction to each province, as they were known in the eigteenth century, and an extensive overall picture of the towns where luxury bindings were manufactured, describing the bookbinder's workshops and binderies of each town. The historical introduction is completed with a catalogue of the approximately 2000 relevant bindings in the collections of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of the Netherlands) and its sister institution the Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum. About 1500 other bindings that the author studied over time in other collections are also described. But the most important feature of this work is that all (nearly 10.000) stamps on these bindings are represented by a picture. Never before so many bindings (3500) have been recorded, described and discussed in such detail and with the benefit of an established model and terminology. The print edition is available as a set of four volumes (9789061943693).

How long is Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III?

Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III by Jan Storm van Leeuwen is 946 pages long, and a total of 242,176 words.

This makes it 319% the length of the average book. It also has 296% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 22 hours and 3 minutes to read Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III aloud.

What Reading Level is Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III?

Dutch Decorated Bookbinding in the Eighteenth Century, Volume III is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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