Little book of book making : timeless techniques and fresh ideas for beautiful handmade books /
Making books by hand has never been cooler, with this inspiring guide to thirty top bookmakers working today, plus 21 tutorials for essential techniques to make your own books. Crafters, artists, writers and book lovers can't resist a beautifully handbound book. Packed with wonderfully eclectic...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Potter Craft,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | Making books by hand has never been cooler, with this inspiring guide to thirty top bookmakers working today, plus 21 tutorials for essential techniques to make your own books. Crafters, artists, writers and book lovers can't resist a beautifully handbound book. Packed with wonderfully eclectic examples, this book explores the intriguing creative possibilities of bookmaking as a modern art form, including a wide range of bindings, materials and embellishments. Featured techniques include everything from Coptic to concertina binding, as well as experimental page treatments such as sumi-e ink marbling and wheat paste. In addition to page after page of inspiration from leading contemporary binderies, Little Book of Bookmaking includes a practical section of 21 easy-to-follow illustrated tutorials. |
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| Physical Description: | 192 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 186) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780770435141 0770435149 |