This selection from the Boğaziçi University Library Rare Books Collection brings together distinguished examples of bookbinding art that enhance both the value and aesthetics of the works.

The European-style bindings featured in the exhibition stand out with their colorful cloth and leather covers, gold-gilt tooling, and embossed patterns reflecting the aesthetics of the period. Bringing together the visual language of the cover and the content of the book, this elegant European binding tradition transforms the book from an ordinary publication into an aesthetic art object.

Largely transferred from Robert College to our library, these works present examples of late 19th- and early 20th-century European bookbinding art.