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What Makes A Book

A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. A book produced in electronic format is known... [Read more of this review]

Types Of Books

A common separation by content are fiction and non-fictional books. By no means are books limited to this classification, but it is a separation that can be found in most collections, libraries, and bookstores. Fiction Many of the books published today are fictitious stories. They are in-part or completely... [Read more of this review]

The Craft of Bookbinding

Bookbinding originated in India, where religious sutra were copied on to palm leaves (cut into two, lengthwise) with a metal stylus. The leaf was then dried and rubbed with ink, which would form a stain in the wound. The finished leaves were given numbers, and two long twines were threaded through each end... [Read more of this review]

Commercial Binding

There are various commercial techniques in use today. This is just one for Hardcover or Hardback Commercially-produced books today. Hardcover Binding A hardcover board cover, hardbound book has rigid covers and is stitched in the spine. Looking from the top of the spine, the book can be seen to consist of... [Read more of this review]

Modern Hand Binding

Modern bookbinding by hand can be seen as two closely allied fields: the creation of new bindings, and the repair of existing bindings. Bookbinders are often active in both fields. Bookbinders can learn the craft through apprenticeship; by attending specialized trade schools such as the Centro del bel Libro,... [Read more of this review]

Conservation & Restoration

Conservation and restoration are practices intended to repair damage to an existing book. While they share methods, their goals differ. The goal of conservation is to slow the book’s decay and restore it to a usable state while altering its physical properties as little as possible; the goal of restoration,... [Read more of this review]

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