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The Art of Bookbinding

A Practical Treatise, with Plates and Diagrams

by Joseph William Zaehnsdorf

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  1. Preface to the Second Edition and Introduction

    13:05

  2. Folding

    10:25

  3. Beating and Rolling

    6:22

  4. Collating

    12:49

  5. Marking Up and Sawing In

    6:58

  6. Sewing

    16:34

  7. Forwarding and Pasting Up

    8:43

  8. Putting on the End Papers and Trimming

    11:58

  9. Glueing Up, Rounding, and Backing

    10:02

  10. Mill-Boards

    14:13

  11. Drawing-In and Pressing, and Cutting

    15:31

  12. Colouring the Edges

    21:01

  13. Gilt Edges

    12:19

  14. Head-Banding

    8:18

  15. Preparing for Covering

    6:58

  16. Covering

    14:07

  17. Pasting Down

    7:31

  18. Calf Colouring

    20:05

  19. Finishing, Part 1

    17:26

  20. Finishing, Part 2

    20:49

  21. Finishing, Part 3

    22:44

  22. Finishing, Part 4

    23:04

  23. Washing and Cleaning, Part 1

    18:45

  24. Washing and Cleaning, Part 2

    20:38

  25. Glossary

    24:04

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Folding sheets, sewing sections and fitting covers turn a stack of printed pages into a finished volume. Joseph William Zaehnsdorf explains these operations in a practical handbook whose revised second edition appeared in 1890. Its chapters follow the binder's work through preparation and construction to decorative finishing, with plates and diagrams accompanying the text. The contents also cover coloured edges, gold leaf, different covering materials and the cleaning of paper.

Small decisions receive close attention. In the passage on half bindings, Zaehnsdorf discusses how leather, cloth and paper meet, while his advice on pasting down end papers stresses smooth surfaces and straight joints. He also considers the appearance of a library, proposing colours that distinguish books by subject. Readers interested in handcraft or the physical history of books can see how durability, economy and personal taste shape the same object.

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Pages
183
Language
English
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Melvin Lee, Maria Kasper, Availle and others