The database of notarial bindings- a tool for the study of historical binding structures and their condition

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Published: Jun 19, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/monubasin.8316
Keywords:
database notarial bindings survey
Angeliki Stassinou
Konstantinos Choulis
Athena-Georgia Alexopoulou
Ioannis Kokkonas
Markos Dendrinos
Yannis Stoyannidis
Abstract

A PhD research project has recently been undertaken to study notarial bindings kept in Greek archives and libraries, aiming to classify the different types of binding structures, record their present condition, and give explanations of deterioration mechanisms and styling influences. In the ongoing research, a survey form for the documentation of the bindings is used to collect data concerning manuscript identification, codicological elements, the text block, the inks used for writing and indexing, the technique of the binding, and the particular binding features. A section of the survey form is dedicated to the detailed description of the present condition of the bindings, including a general condition assessment of the volume based on a four-grade system. Each survey form is accompanied by a detailed photographic documentation report.


This paper discusses the database specially designed to accommodate the information gathered from the systematic recording of the notarial bindings features. The tables of the database are related to the sections of the survey form. Checklists of predefined values are used for more efficient processing of the data collected both in the sections of the survey form and the database tables. The processing of the gradually compiled data is expected to: a. give statistic elements useful for the classification of the different structures found in the category of notarial bindings, b. reveal similarities of construction that show possible influences from local artisans or from larger centers of production, and c. provide an overall view of the condition of the bindings.

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Author Biographies
Angeliki Stassinou

Department of Conservation and Preservation, General State Archives of Greece, Dafnis str. 61, 15452 Psychiko, Greece

Konstantinos Choulis

Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art University of West Attica, Agiou Spiridonos 28, 12243 Egaleo, Greece

Athena-Georgia Alexopoulou

Department of Conservation of Antiquities and Works of Art University of West Attica, Agiou Spiridonos 28, 12243 Egaleo, Greece

Ioannis Kokkonas

Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University, Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ioanni Theotoki 72, 49100 Corfu, Greece

Markos Dendrinos

Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies, University of West Attica, Agiou Spiridonos 28, 12243 Egaleo, Greece

Yannis Stoyannidis

Department of Archival, Library and Information Studies, University of West Attica, Agiou Spiridonos 28, 12243 Egaleo, Greece

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