Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Preservation Team recently had the opportunity to participate in a three-day workshop exploring various binding techniques for atlas structures at our Book Conservation Lab in Landover, more »| Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Unbound
Only a mere 3 years since I have last added something to this site(!) Woops. But I have good reason, I have had a baby and now a toddler , who is keeping me busy. Time is precious, precious time spent with him is not wasted , but it means time for making things and […]| Alison Sloggett Printmaker
Today I am sharing all the pages of a book project that falls (to me) in the category of "book art". It can't be mass produced, it is not meant to be read (in the traditional way anyway) and it is a one of a kind object, like a painting or a sculpture. Although each| iHannas Blog - creativity in everyday life
A special thank you to Mr. Iraj Navidi for providing the content of this post. A Summary of the History of Iranian Traditional Hand Bookbinding Iranians learned to make paper from the Chinese, and started making paper in the city of Samarkand. Examples of Iranian paper include Samarkand, Khorasan, Tabriz and other types of paper. The need for bookbinding emerged over time to preserve and protect poems, paintings and important writings; passing information on to future generations. Book covers...| American Bookbinders Museum | San Francisco
When readers in Western Europe turned their eyes to printed books, around the middle of the 15th century, handwritten books became old-fashioned, unwanted, and ultimately obsolete. Bookbinders bega…| medievalbooks
Doodling is something we all do, from time to time, often without realising. Listening to someone on the phone or perhaps attending a meeting (or class), we scribble, rather haphazardly and spontan…| medievalbooks