Here are some of interesting sites for all to check out:
For a timeline of paper and books
http://www.xs4all.nl/~knops/timetab.html
The American Institute for Conservation Annual
http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/
Articles include:
The Restoration Rebinding of Speculum Naturale by Vincent of Beauvais
http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v06/bp06-08.html
The Movement of the Book Spine by Tom Conroy
http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v06/bp06-01.html
Rembrandt's Inks by Marjorie Shelley (post period but cool)
http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v02/bp02-12.html
Notes on the Manufacture of Goldbeater's Skin by Jack C. Thompson
http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v02/bp02-15.html
and
The Conservation of a Thirteenth Century Armenian Manuscript by J.
Franklin Mowery
http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/bpg/annual/v10/bp10-12.html
another fun site is
http://www.aboutbookbinding.com/index.html
the owner of this site is posting the book "Bookbinding and The Care of
Books" uploading it one chapter at a time. Although not in our time
frame, still usefull information.
Donata Bonacorsi