"Whether the readers' interest is in the history of this binding type, or they desire more insight into the structure of this style, this is a go-to volume for the subject. The essays provide ample information, and they are complemented with extensive bibliographies to give further insight...The plentiful illustrations and well-executed sketches can easily function as a 'how-to' manual for skilled bookbinders."
- Barabara Adams Hebard, Guild of Bookworkers Newsletter No. 278, February 2025

14 essays on Islamic bookbinding by scholars and instructors of the subject who have taught at the Montefiascone Conservation Project. Authors include Sheila Blair, Jonathan Bloom, Jim Bloxam, Marco Di Bella, Alison Ohta, Cheryl Porter, Kristine Rose-Beers, Shaun Thompson. The volume was edited by Julia Miller. 220 full-color illustrations. Includes bibliographies and index.

All royalties earned on the sale of this book support the Montefiascone Conservation Project.

Table of Contents
"Cheryl Porter - An Appreciation" by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair
"Introduction - The Montefiascone Conservation Project" by Cheryl Porter
"Seeking a Way Forward: The Study of Islamic Bookbinding" by Alison Ohta
"The Early Islamic Book: Structures and Decorations" by Alison Ohta
"The Box Binding" by Marco Di Bella
"An Early Qur'an Manuscript" by Kristine Rose-Beers
"The Book in Mamluk Cairo" by Alison Ohta
"Mamluk Bindings" by Kristine Rose-Beers
"Renaissance Bindings" by Alison Ohta
"An Italian Binding alla Islamica" by Jim Bloxam and Shaun Thompson
"Indo-Persian Style" by Alison Ohta
"An Indo-Persian Binding" by Kristine Rose-Beers
"Embroidered Bindings" by Alison Ohta
"An Ottoman Embroidered Binding" by Kristine Rose-Beers.