Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction (Dover Crafts: Book Binding & Printing)

Watson, Aldren A.

ISBN 10: 048629157X / ISBN 13: 9780486291574

Editore: Dover Publications Inc, 2000

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4to (28 cm), 160 pp. Laminated wrappers. "Before the advent of modern mass-production methods, books were bound by hand to remarkably high standards of quality. Beautiful and durable, they appealed to book lovers who appreciated not only a book's content but also the quality and craftsmanship of its binding. Unfortunately, the introduction of machine-binding methods, while making books widely available at reasonable prices, also largely curtailed the art and craft of making fine books by hand. This expert guide offers a solution. In its pages, craftspeople can learn the traditional methods of bookbinding and produce high-quality hand-bound books themselves. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations by the author, cover materials, tools, and equipment (including making your own); fundamental procedures and technical methods; rebinding an old book; making a slipcase, and other essentials. Also included are well-illustrated, step-by-step directions for eight binding projects: dust jacket; blank book, single signature; folio; blank book, four signatures; manuscript binding; music binding; and two more. Clearly written and easy to follow, this manual will be indispensable to those wishing to create high-quality handcrafted bindings themselves; it will also serve as a valuable reference for students and professionals in publishing and its allied trades." (from the blurb).

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• Titolo: Hand Bookbinding: A Manual of Instruction (Dover Crafts: Book Binding & Printing)
• Editore: Dover Publications Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 048629157X
• ISBN 13: 9780486291574
• Rilegatura: Soft cover
• Condizione: New
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: New
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Bookbinding

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Riassunto

Guida esperta per creare libri di pregio a mano. Istruzioni approfondite e dettagliate, con oltre 270 illustrazioni utili, materiali di copertina, strumenti e attrezzature, creazione di una custodia, rilegatura di un vecchio libro e altro ancora. Include anche 8 progetti specifici: sovraccoperta; libro bianco, firma singola; folio; rilegatura manoscritta; rilegatura musicale e altri 3. Introduzione.

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Before the advent of modern mass-production methods, books were bound by hand to remarkably high standards of quality. Beautiful and durable, they appealed to book lovers who appreciated not only a book's content but also the quality and craftsmanship of its binding. Unfortunately, the introduction of machine-binding methods, while making books widely available at reasonable prices, also largely curtailed the art and craft of making fine books by hand.
This expert guide offers a solution. In its pages, craftspeople can learn the traditional methods of bookbinding and produce high-quality hand-bound books themselves. Thorough, detailed instructions, with over 270 helpful illustrations by the author, cover materials, tools, and equipment (including making your own); fundamental procedures and technical methods; rebinding an old book; making a slipcase, and other essentials. Also included are well-illustrated, step-by-step directions for eight binding projects: dust jacket; blank book, single signature; folio; blank book, four signatures; manuscript binding; music binding; and two more.

Clearly written and easy to follow, this manual will be indispensable to those wishing to create high-quality handcrafted bindings themselves; it will also serve as a valuable reference for students and professionals in publishing and its allied trades.