The Thames and Hudson manual of bookbinding /
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,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Thames and Hudson,
[1981].
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| Series: | Thames and Hudson manuals.
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| Summary: | 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 binders art, both historic and modern. |
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| Item Description: | "With 270 illustrations, in color and black and white." |
| Physical Description: | 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 219) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0500680116 9780500680117 |