Explains the process of constructing a hardcover book from sewing the pages together to binding the book using the case binding method.

This practical guidebook introduces the techniques required to bookbind successfully. It looks at single-section, paperback, hardback and leather binding techniques, as well as other formating techniques such as slipcases and portfolio cases.

Diehn shows you how to design and create a custom-made journal that will both inspire you and enhance the experience you're documenting.

In the digital world, books may seem like an endangered species, but bookmaking is more popular than ever. Thanks to the 100 ideas in this volume, the craft is now available to everyone. In as little as an afternoon, beginners will be on their way to folding, gluing, and sewing handmade books in a variety of shapes and styles, from rolled scrolls to Jacob's ladders, folded flexagons to case bindings. Complete with photographs of the author's own master...

Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of Inkheart, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges into the medieval world of his past. Distraught, Farid goes in search of Meggie,...

Un diario personal confeccionado con insólitos materiales reciclados, una colección de poesía encuadernada con la técnica del cosido copto o un libro de visitas personalizado para una boda. Si te atrae la creación artesanal de libros, solo necesitarás papel, aguja, hilo y esta guía práctica que te introduce en las técnicas tradicionales de la encuadernación así como sus recursos más novedosos. 24 ejemplos de libros realizados por artistas,...

"In the wake of her father's death, Rose Newlin finds solace in her work as a book restorer. Then, one rainy Connecticut afternoon, a struggling painter appears at her door. William Lomazzo brings with him a sixteenth-century treatise on art, which Rose quickly identifies as a palimpsest: a document written over a hidden diary that had purposely been scraped away. Yet the restoration sparks an unforeseen challenge when William--a married man --and...

"From magazines you can fold in a minute to luxurious leather journals and sumptuous sketchbooks, How to Make Books will walk you through the easy basics of bookmaking. Whether you're a writer, a scrapbook maker, a political activist, or a postcard collector, let book artist Esther K. Smith be your guide as you discover your inner bookbinder. Using foolproof illustrations and step-by-step instructions, Smith reveals her time-tested techniques in a...