The Book Block

Author: Rúben R Dias
Publisher: 0. itemzero
ISBN: 9893300886
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
The Book Block is a manual of industrial binding techniques, the first in the Making a Book collection, which focuses on manuals for graphic book production. With the aim of elevating knowledge about graphic production among designers — helping them to produce better books and communicate more effectively with all those involved in the process — The Book Block brings together the 17 most common industrial binding techniques in 6 categories, exploring each one in detail, describing them and showing what is possible to do in this day and age. Conceived from scratch to be bilingual, in Portuguese and English, the book seeks to systematize Portuguese terminology in the printing industry, while providing the same information in the lingua franca of today’s global market: English. In an international context, with customers, employees and producers sprinkled throughout the world, this book provides the perfect tool for an effective communication. Developed by experienced book designers and bookbinders — Itemzero and Maiadouro — this book is a summary of decades of know-how, now easily made available.

The Thames and Hudson Manual of Bookbinding /Arthur W. Johnson

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500670118
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The Complete Book of Bookbinding

Author: Josep Cambras
Publisher: Lark Books
ISBN: 9781579906467
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 174

Book Description
A time-honored craft, bookbinding protects and enhances written and printed documents. Many of the diverse techniques of the improve a book's functionality and appearance are described in the these thoroughly illustrated pages.

Bookbinding

Author: Douglas Cockerell
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486440397
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 354

Book Description
Considered by many bookbinders and librarians to be the clearest and most valuable exposition of hand bookbinding in English, this volume concisely covers virtually every aspect of the craft — from folding and collating pages, trimming and gilding edges, to preparing covers, designing and inlaying on leather, and creating clasps and ties.

Hand Bookbinding

Author: Aldren A. Watson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486132544
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
DIVExpert, illustrated guide to creating fine books by hand. Materials and equipment, basic procedures, rebinding an old book, more, plus 8 projects: dust jacket, folio, music binding, manuscript binding, 4 others. /div

Bookbinding

Author: Pamela Richmond
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
ISBN: 9781852238865
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
This book covers all the basic techniques of cloth and leather binding, including tools and materials. It also gives notes on simple paper and binding repairs, and a section of projects to try. It is suitable for beginners and more advanced students.

Creative Bookbinding

Author: Pauline Johnson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486263076
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 276

Book Description
A guide to hand book-binding.

In-House Bookbinding and Repair

Author: Sharon McQueen
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442229586
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 165

Book Description
In-House Bookbinding and Repair is a working document that contains information on setting up both a basic bookbindery and repair lab (i.e. the design, equipment, tools, and supplies needed) and instructions on rebinding and repairing cloth-bound books. Highly illustrated to greater enhance its usefulness, this manual also covers various aspects of book repair and conservation, and contains appendixes on manufacturers and suppliers of materials and products discussed in the text, an extensive Glossary of terms, a separate section on World Wide Web Resources, and a helpful bibliography. This manual has proven valuable to libraries of all sizes and locations. Library managers and administrators will find it a worthwhile resource as they contemplate the utility of an in-house lab. Library staff charged with bookbinding and book repair will find the manual to be a practical reference tool. The volume is also designed to be used as a primer for related courses in Library and Information Science Studies programs and may be of interest to individuals interested in private practice. For this second edition, the 2005 manual has been updated and every chapter significantly revised and/or expanded with a view to greatly increasing the book's practical value. Our revisions reflect decades of bench experience in the workshop. The Bibliography and Internet Resources have been updated. Information on manufacturers, suppliers, and supplies has been revised to reflect changes in the marketplace and successful practices. Conservation bookbinding and repair follows old and well-established traditions. Leaving theory and esoteric debate for others, this revised edition is essential reading if you are ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work.

Fine Bookbinding

Author: Jen Lindsay
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
The purpose of this book is to guide the reader through the sequence of operations involved in creating a book bound in leather, or a fine binding. The author defines a fine binding as a book fully covered in leather, with leather-jointed endpapers, gilt edges, and leather doublures. Although a basic knowledge of bookbinding terms and techniques is assumed, this book is meant for both novice and experienced bookmakers.The book is intended to be used as an active guide during the process of fine binding. It is arranged into sixteen sections, listing the sequence of operations, beginning with preliminary work and ending with preparing and putting in leather doublures. Each section includes appropriately numbered instructions allowing the user to find his or her place in the sequence of operations with a reference for what step is next. There are also numbered explanatory sections that include a rationale (why you do it) and technique (how you do it). The work includes close to 300 black and white illustrations, four appendices, and a bibliography.

Japanese Bookbinding

Author: Kōsanjin Ikegami
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bookbinding
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description