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...
