The Thames and Hudson Manual of Bookbinding
Arthur Johnson, one of Britain's foremost designer-bookbinders, has written a manual of the craft whose clarity and comprehensiveness make it invaluable to the student and the professional. To give a book a worthy binding is one of the most satisfying of crafts. Beyond the utility of a good bi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Thames and Hudson
1978 (1994 printing)
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| Series: | The Thames and Hudson manuals
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Add Tag | Summary: | Arthur Johnson, one of Britain's foremost designer-bookbinders, has written a manual of the craft whose clarity and comprehensiveness make it invaluable to the student and the professional. To give a book a worthy binding is one of the most satisfying of crafts. Beyond the utility of a good binding, there is a great deal of aesthetic pleasure to be gained from a book that opens easily and flatly, and from the decoration, the harmony of colors, and the brilliance of gold. Arthur Johnson, one of Britain's foremost designer-bookbinders, has written a manual of the craft whose clarity and comprehensiveness make it invaluable to the student and the professional. It covers equipment, tools, and materials; all stages of preparation (end papers, sewing, rounding and backing, edge-gilding, etc.); different binding styles; and the finer points of finishing. The illustrations show not only tools, materials, and processes, but also a selection of striking and beautiful examples of the binder's art, both historic and modern. Show more |
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| Physical Description: | 224 pages some colour illustrations 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliography: p. 219 and index |
| ISBN: | 0500680116 |
BOOKBINDING a manual of techniques