British Armorial Bindings |

By John Morris

Continued and edited by Philip Oldfield

NOTE: this is a temporary website without search or the other dynamic functions of the original site. Browsing and clicking on most links should still work. The University of Toronto has had to take down their site because it was built on software that became obsolete over time. The Bibliographical Society is making this reduced fuctionality website available in the interim period until a new sponsor and computer hosting arrangement can be secured.

Under the sponsorship of The Bibliographical Society in conjunction with the University of Toronto Library, the British Armorial Binding database brings to fruition almost half a century of endeavour. Its purpose is to create a comprehensive catalogue of all the coats of arms, crests, and other heraldic devices that have been stamped by British owners on the outer covers of their books, together with the bibliographical sources of the stamps. more