[DCRM-L] binder and binding designer

Tue Dec 20 09:40:39 MST 2016

My thanks to Richard and David (Stumpp) for putting me back on the fence.

My question is posed in the context of copy-specific fine bindings, made in recent decades, by artisans who at least give the impression of working alone (realizing the entire binding work by themselves). Is binding designer inappropriate in such cases, as Richard suggests?

The RBMS terms await definition. There are defined as follows for the MARC relators:

Binder [bnd]
A person who binds an item

Binding designer [bdd]
A person or organization responsible for the binding design of a book, including the type of binding, the type of materials used, and any decorative aspects of the binding

From: dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu [mailto:dcrm-l-bounces at lib.byu.edu] On Behalf Of Will Evans
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Yes of course. As I outlined below, I use both only when I’m sure the binder is also the designer, whether explicitly stated on the resource or gleaned from authoritative sources. This is not uncommon with artists’ books. I was not suggesting that a publisher’s binding signed by Margaret Armstrong is an indication that she was also the binder.

Best,
Will

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I'm not so sure of this. It means that the use of both terms will be the default when the entity is simply characterized as "binder" or "bound by", even though it may not in fact be the case that it was the binder who did originated the design. Unless the source states explicitly that the binding has been designed and executed by a single entity, I'd simply go with "binder" alone when that's all that I've been told.

The real function of "binding designer" is, I think, to designate a designer whose work is realized by someone else. I use it most frequently for the stated or otherwise known designers of publisher or edition bindings.

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On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Lapka, Francis <francis.lapka at yale.edu<mailto:francis.lapka at yale.edu>> wrote:
Thank you Will and David. I will use both terms, as you suggest.

I suppose this is similar to repeating subfield $e for a single entity functioning as printer and publisher.

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I’ve used both. It hadn’t occurred to me not to do so, if  I have been sure that the person is responsible for both tasks.

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Library of the Boston Athenaeum
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Subject: [DCRM-L] binder and binding designer

RBMS relationship designators include terms for “binder” and for “binding designer.” Presumably, the first of these does the labor, the second conceives of the design.

When I trace the name of a person who has executed a fine binding (design and labor), should I use both terms? If just one, which?

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