- Hardcover: 159 pages
- Publisher: Sterling; illustrated edition edition (10 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0806979399
- ISBN-13: 978-0806979397
- Product Dimensions: 26.6 x 20.6 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,319,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The beautiful, creative, and ancient art of bookbinding offers countless design options for selecting exquisite papers and board, fabrics for the cover, ribbons to use as markers, and other decorative touches that capture a book's spirit. From aligning and folding the sheets to stitching the body to adding attractive endpapers, this manual provides in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals, giving you the skills to fashion personalized note, recipe, and date books in a range of styles. It covers all the materials (including adhesives, seams and tapes): cutting the paper; forming the book block; and reinforcing bindings.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is packed with clear and useful photos taking you through each stage of the 7 projects. The chapter on materials and tools could go into more depth but is adequate for someone just starting out. There is also a chapter about the basic rules of bookbinding also with excellent photos. A good book for someone who is just dipping their toes into bookbinding but I found that as I got going into the projects I was forming questions that the book didn't have answers for. Nonetheless a very good book.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Bookbinding Basics
28 Feb 2002
Format:Hardcover
Rosati's book covers traditional European bookbinding in plentiful full color pictures. He pictures bookbinding tools, basic rules for bookbinding (such as aligning, folding, and counting the paper sheets, sawing, glueing, and etc.), sewing on cords (with a sewing frame or on a stool), sewing on tapes, and binding a simple notebook. He also describes a method I haven't seen before: binding loose sheets with nails. The pictures are the best part of the book. They're very clear and detailed. This book doesn't cover non-traditional or artistic forms of the book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Useful and clear instructions. Attractive appearance.
3 July 2003
Format:Hardcover
As part of a college class, I have looked at many bookbinding titles. I haven't found any single title that contains everything useful to know about bookbinding. Anyone interested in bookbinding should look at a variety of books. This one is useful because it has an unusually large number of color illustrations. I found both the illustrations and the written instructions to be fairly easy to follow. Well worth looking at.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Good Place to Start
22 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback
As the title implies, this book is designed to give an introduction to the procedures of binding books. The text does succeed in this goal, in my opinion. The author begins with an overview of the various tools and supplies needed. There are several photographs of the tools, which are helpful for identification. However, the section on materials (paper, boards, etc.) was rather limited.
The text then advances through a handful of projects. The first project (hardcover journal with flat spine) is explained in great detail, and following projects build on it, each adding its own particulars (hardcover journal with rounded spine, binding magazines together, binding without a sewing frame, etc.). There is an abundance of color photographs that do a very good job of illustrating the various steps--I would say it is about as good as one could do without a video or an in-person demonstration. I also appreciate how the author tried to include various helpful tips--things that an experienced bookbinder would know but which are not obvious to the beginner, yet prove very useful.
There were, however, a few aspects that kept it from being a five-star book in my mind. First, the typography is actually rather bad, which detracts from the visual appeal of the text. In addition, the writing is at times clear and at times less so. I would have also appreciated a few words on a very basic step: threading the needle. Thus, there are some things that the author seems to take for granted and other things which are explained quite explicitly. As others have noted, this text would likely pair well with some of the others available.
A definitive work this is not, but a solid introduction it surely is.
The text then advances through a handful of projects. The first project (hardcover journal with flat spine) is explained in great detail, and following projects build on it, each adding its own particulars (hardcover journal with rounded spine, binding magazines together, binding without a sewing frame, etc.). There is an abundance of color photographs that do a very good job of illustrating the various steps--I would say it is about as good as one could do without a video or an in-person demonstration. I also appreciate how the author tried to include various helpful tips--things that an experienced bookbinder would know but which are not obvious to the beginner, yet prove very useful.
There were, however, a few aspects that kept it from being a five-star book in my mind. First, the typography is actually rather bad, which detracts from the visual appeal of the text. In addition, the writing is at times clear and at times less so. I would have also appreciated a few words on a very basic step: threading the needle. Thus, there are some things that the author seems to take for granted and other things which are explained quite explicitly. As others have noted, this text would likely pair well with some of the others available.
A definitive work this is not, but a solid introduction it surely is.
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