by 2:29 pm on January 27, 2014at
This 16th century German book opens in 6 different ways to reveal 6 books in one binding.
It is a variation of a dos-à-dos (“back-to-back”) bookbinding, a rare method for attaching books back to back that was practiced primarily in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The 6-way book is in the collection of the National Library of Sweden–there are more photos of it on the library’s Flickr page.
photos by István Borbás/National Library of Sweden, GIF via Erik Kwakkel
via Erik Kwakkel, Neatorama
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