The Art of Bookbinding: A Practical Treatise, with Plates and Diagrams
1890
The Art of Bookbinding: A Practical Treatise, with Plates and Diagrams
1890
Before books were machine-made objects, they were handcrafted works of art. This 1890 treatise from London's most celebrated custom bookbinder offers a window into that vanished world. Joseph William Zaehnsdorf guides readers through every stage of the craft: folding leaves into signatures, beating and collating, sewing the sections together, gluing, gilding edges, covering in leather or cloth, and the final finishing touches that transform a pile of pages into an object of enduring beauty. Over 117 woodcuts and lithographs render the specialized tools, presses, and techniques in loving detail. For modern binders, book artists, collectors, and anyone who cares about the physical life of books, this remains an invaluable reference and a quiet argument for slowness and craft in an age of disposable things.
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