Unicorn Binder
Owner Id00025733
TypePerson
GenderMale
Biographical dates - Period of existence1484-1504
Other InformationFlourished 1484-1504. Walter Hatley has been suggested as the identity of the Unicorn Binder. He may have died in 1504 and a year later the Unicorn Binder's tools were being used by other Cambridge binders.
G.D. Hobson, Bindings in Cambridge libraries (Cambridge, 1929) pp.40-43 and pl.XIV; id., English binding before 1500 (Cambridge, 1929) pp.21-22 and pl.47-49; J.B. Oldham, English blind-stamped bindings (Cambridge, 1952) esp. pl.XI.
Variant NamesHatley, Walter
Activity
Start (year)1484
End (year)1504
NoteBindings produced for books dating from c.1478-1507.
MARC Area Codee-uk
PlaceCambridge (Geonames Id: 2653941)
Profession / Type of InstitutionBooktrade
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
Last Edit2022-02-09 11:15:13