Contemporary paper bindings : a guide to bookbinding techniques, tools, and materials / Karen Hanmer.
| Author/creator |
Hanmer, Karen author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Glenview, IL : Karen Hanmer Book Arts, [2016] |
| Copyright Notice | ©2016 |
| Description | 126 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
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| Contents | Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Parts of a book -- Studio essentials. Materials ; Tools ; Studio ergonomics -- Text block preparation. Folding signatures ; Endsheets -- Sewing fundamentals. Supported and unsupported sewing ; Best practices ; Marking up ; Punching -- Sewing techniques. Web linking stitch ; Chain linking stitch ; Sewing over flat supports ; Double-needle, non-linked sewing ; Pamphlet stitch ; Double-fan adhesive binding -- Spine treatment. Gluing up a sewn text block ; Spine lining -- Working with cover-weight papers. Folding and scoring ; Measuring and folding a paper case ; Fore edge options -- Paper cases. Paper case with tuck-in endsheets ; Paper case with locking spine ; Laced paper case with unsupported sewing ; Laced paper case with supported sewing ; Paper case with adhesive attachment -- Exposed-spine sewing. Exposed sewing with decorative guards ; Long stitch through slotted paper cover ; Multi-section pamphlet -- Other paper bindings. Double pamphlet with tipped wrapper ; German stiffened paper binding -- Glossary -- Resources for further study. |
| Abstract | Contemporary Paper Bindings is a skill-building guide to bookbinding techniques, tools, and materials. Chapters on tools and supplies, ergonomics, signature preparation, endsheets, sewing, spine-lining, and working with case-weight papers precede complete instructions for crafting ten different paper binding structures. Each process is illustrated with numerous black and white photographs and diagrams. The manual ends with a glossary and an extensive bibliography. |
| Bibliography note | Includes glossary and bibliographical references (pages 125-126). |
| Genre/form | Handbooks and manuals. |
| ISBN | 9781365224492 |
| ISBN | 136522449X |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | Z271 .H36 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |