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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnson, Arthur W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Thames and Hudson, [1981].
Series:Thames and Hudson manuals.
Subjects:
Bookbinding > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • A history of English bookbinding decoration
  • Equipment
  • Heavy Equipment
  • Small Tools
  • Bookbinder's materials
  • Paper
  • Board
  • Ph Values
  • Cloth
  • Leathers
  • Thread, Tape and Cord
  • Adhesives
  • Introduction to a book
  • Working procedures
  • Specifications
  • Preparation of the book for Binding
  • Endpapers
  • Sewing
  • The Plough and Guillotine
  • Rounding and Backing
  • Edge Gilding
  • Headbands
  • Leather Paring
  • Binding styles
  • The Case Binding
  • The Library Style
  • The Library Style in Buckram
  • The Flexible Style
  • The Sunk Cord Style
  • Vellum Bindings
  • Limp Bindings
  • Loose-Leaf and Guard Books
  • Finishing
  • Tools, Equipment and Materials
  • Working Methods
  • Boxes
  • Changes in bookbinding construction
  • The Harrison Groove
  • Stub Binding
  • Flush Joint Sewn on Tapes
  • Large Bindings
  • Adhesive Binding
  • The American Groove
  • Design.