Bookbinding: A Step-by-Step Guide - Hardcover

Abbott, Kathy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847971539 ISBN 13: 9781847971531

Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

For beginners or experienced bookbinders, antiquarian bookshops or conservation binders—detailed steps for practicing an age-old craft steeped in beauty and tradition

 

Appropriate for a beginner or for an established bookbinder wishing to refresh their memory, this practical guide introduces the techniques of hand-binding a book with step-by-step instructions and photographs. The craft of bookbinding has a long history and tradition and is now enjoying a period of renewed popularity and creativity. Here, transforming a few sheets of paper and some thread into a book to be proud of is made accessible. For the more experienced craftsperson, it also covers how to work with leather to create classic, professional bindings. Topics covered include single-section bindings, such as paperback or hardcover; multisection bindings, such as full-cloth case, photograph album, quarter-leather binding with paper or cloth-covered sides, or wrap-around structure; and containers, such as a phase box, slipcase, or portfolio case.

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Kathy Abbott has been a bookbinder for more than 20 years. Also a book conservator, her work is held in private and public collections, including the British Library.

Kathy Abbott has been a bookbinder for over twenty years. She served a four-year apprenticeship before studying bookbinding and print finishing at the London College of Printing. She went on to graduate in Bookbinding at Roehampton University. She is currently self-employed as a bookbinder and book conservator. She teaches at the City Literary Institute in London and at West Dean College, Chichester. Her work is held in private and public collections, including the British Library. Resident - London

Kathy Abbott has been a bookbinder for over twenty years. She served a four-year apprenticeship before studying bookbinding and print finishing at the London College of Printing. She went on to graduate in Bookbinding at Roehampton University. She is currently self-employed as a bookbinder and book conservator. She teaches at the City Literary Institute in London and at West Dean College, Chichester. Her work is held in private and public collections, including the British Library. Resident - London

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1847971539
• ISBN 13: 9781847971531
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 159
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