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Tutorials & Reference
Some of these links require Adobe Acrobat Reader. 
- Art of the
Book Visual Arts, Book Arts & Writing: A tutorial to help with
the teaching of art in Oregon schools.
- Art,
Books, and Creativity: Tutorials on a variety of styles including
accordion, flagbook, tunnel books, and pop-ups.
- Basic Paper Treatments
for Printed Book Materials: By Peter Verheyen (Published in the
Guild of BookWorkers Journal, Spring 1991).
- Binde
ABC: German language dictionary of bookbinding terminology.
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Binding a Book: Lesson plan from Lingualinks.
- Bind It Fast (Japanese
Bookbinding): Make or repair books with this easy technique. Adapted
from an article in Boys' Life (October 1991) by Brook West.
- The Book an interactive description: Javascript
enabled description of the parts of a (German) case binding, but works
for almost all other kinds as well. Thank you to Peter
Baumgartner for letting me use his illustration and script.
- Book Care and
Repair Resources: List of linked resources provided by the Tippecanoe
County Public Library.
- Bookbinding
and the Conservation of Books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology.
Archived copy at Archive.org. NOTE: search function does not work.
- Bookbinding/Reliure: From Diderot's
encyclopedia.
- Bookbinding Tutorial:
By Peter S. Møllers. Includes sections of sewing, Lumbeck (double-fan
adhesive binding), marbling. In English and Danish.
- Bookbinding, a Tutorial,
Douglas W. Jones, University of Iowa.
- Bookbinding
Booklet: Here is a process chart for demonstrating to children ages
5 and up a way to bind their own hard-cover books using only scissors,
stapler and glue. With this chart on display at the front of the room,
the teacher demonstrates each step in the sequence. Then the children
work collaborataively to complete their own books.
- Bookbinding Texts Online:
Classical texts describing the craft of bookbinding and related arts
from LostCrafts. Texts include:
- The Art of Bookbinding, Joseph W. Zaehnsdorf, London
1897 (3rd ed.).
- The Binding of Books: An Essay in the History of Gold-Tooled
Bindings. Hebert P. Horne. London, 1894.
- Bookbinding and the Care of Books, A Handbook for Amateurs
Bookbinders & Librarians. Douglas Cockerell with Drawings
by Noel Rooke and other Illustrations. New York 1902.
- Bookbinding for Beginners. Florence O. Bean. School Arts
Publishing Company, 1914.
- And more...
- Bookbinding
Vocabulary / Vocabulaire de la Reliure: French / English bookbinding
terminology by ARA Canada
- Booklyn Education
Manual: Lots of downloadable tutorials for one sheet, accordion,
pamphlet, coptic and more.
- Bookmaking: a single-signature
pamphlet
Boxes
for the Protection of Books: A revised & updated version of
the previous 1981 volume, Boxes for the Protection of Rare Books:
Their Design and Construction by Lage Carlson, Margaret R. Brown,
Library of Congress Preservation Directorate. Designed to meet the needs
of book conservators, museum technicians, & curators in libraries
& archives who require a practical method for the construction of
protective boxes, which provide a safe method for storing, handling,
& transporting library materials. Protective boxing affords a non-invasive,
cost effective, & archivally sound way of dealing with large numbers
of items or entire collections. Covers: simple housings; phased boxes;
portfolios; double-tray clam shell box; book box with portfolio smaller/larger
than the book. [At Google Book Search and NOT printable even
though as a Government publication it is in the public domain...]
- Braintan.com: Natural Tanning
and Leather Resources.
- Die Buchbinderseite:
Florian Wolper's bookbinding reference site with bibliographies, glossaries,
tutorials, and information on bookbinding apprenticeships and education
in Germany. Also has reprints of articles. In German.
- Case Binding:
Nicely done tutorial for a variant of the Bradel/German case binding.
- Chinese Bookbinding:
Descriptions of Chinese binding styles, with illustrations, from the
Dunhuang collection of the British Library.
- Coptic:
Instructions for making a book in the Coptic style.
- Coptic:
Another set of instructions for making a book in the Coptic style.
- Craft of Making Parchment:
By Henk De Groot. Includes description on making of parchment with ordering
information.
- Crossed Binding Structure:
An innovative long-stitch structure developed by Carmencho Arregui .
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Simple Cutting Jig: I built this simple
cutting jig long before I had a Kuttrimmer and it contiues to serve
me well. Advantages are low cost and the ability to cut materials "square."
- Double-Guard Binding:
Structure useful of photo albums and scrapbooks. Allows book to open
flat. By Betty Storz.
- Drop-spine
Box: Instructions from the Preservation Department at Indiana University.
Part of their treatment
manual.
- Drop-spine
Box: Instructions from the Conservation Lab of the Syracuse University
Library. Designed for use by work- study students. ADOBE ACROBAT
DOCUMENT
- Druck ABC (Printing ABC):
Printing, typo/reprographic, binding glossary. In German.
- Endpapers: The following endpapers are
examples of several endpapers currently in use for different purposes.
These endpapers were compiled from a class on endpaper construction
taught by Donald Etherington and Christopher Clarkson in September 1973.
- Fan-gluing
Basics: The better way to do adhesive bindings. By Pete Jerman.
See
also.
- Five-stitch Bookbinding
(Asian style): This is a 15-minute to half hour project to make a miniature
blank book ideal for keeping in a purse or pocket for jotting down a
note, address, or phone number, or for sending through the mail as a
slam book.
Der
Gebrochene Rücken: A variation of the German case (Bradel) binding.
This article by Peter Verheyen orginally appeared in a festschrift honoring
Hedi Kyle and her work that was published by Rutherford Witthus in conjunction
with the Hybrid Book Conference in Philadelphia, June 4-6, 2009. ADOBE
ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- German Case (Bradel) Binding Tutorial:
By Peter Verheyen. [Completely revised and re-written
with new illustrations]
- Kleines Glossar Typographie
und Layout im Desktop-Publishing: Glossary in German
- Glossary of Binding Terms: from
the Preservation Department at the University of Florida.
- Graeme's
Bookbinding Pages: Very well done tutorials for Japanese binding
styles. Includes accordion and sewn styles.
- Guidelines for the conservation
of leather and parchment bookbindings. From the Royal Dutch Library.
- "Gyromancy": An artist's
book project by Roberta Lavadour
- Handvergolden in der Buchbinderei, im Lederwaren- und Galanteriefach:
Self-published by Kuno März in 1917. Insights and practical instruction
in the art of gold tooling and finishing. ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Hazardous Substances Data
Bank: From the National Library of Medicine. Searchable database
of toxins.
- Historic bookbinding models
from the Conservation Lab of the University of Iowa Library.
- How to Make a Pop-up:
by Joan Irvine where she can show you her books and how to make a pop-up.
- How to Make a Simple
Hardcover Book.
- Making a Small Notebook or Sketchbook:
Handy origami fold them yourself Instructions for a small book using
an unsupported link stitch. By Adrienne Allen. ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- How to Make a Tunnel Book:
A tutorial by Edward Hutchins. ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Japanese
4-Hole Binding
- Lie-Flat
Binding: Flexible Strength, the adhesive quarter-joint binding.
By Pete Jermann. See
also.
- Chris Lipscombe: Great site
in New Zealand with bookbinding tutorials, bibliographies and more.
- Magazine Binding
for Leathercrafters: Instructions for doing full leather bindings
on magazines. End structure very similar to taking a paperback, stiffening
the cover and applying leather. By Johan Potgieter.
- The Magic Box: Fun folded box-binding
by Edward Hutchins. ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Manuel
Pour la Reliure et la Réparation des Livres Destinés à
la Conservation à Long Terme: EXCELLENT manual for book repair
and conservation from the Bibliothèque Cantonale et Universitaire
- Lausanne. Organized by type of problem and binding style. In French
with very clear illustrations describing the techiques.
- Medieval Manuscript Manual:
This manual was created in the course of various cultural heritage-projects
at the Department of Medieval Studies at Central European University,
Budapest. It should offer basic information on the topic Medieval Manuscripts
to be comprehended and utilized also by non-specialists in the field.
It might be applied as general background knowledge, teaching module,
and distance learning unit.
- Medieval and Renaissance Book
Production: Part of the On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
- Metal
Binding: Judith Hoffman's instructions for making a simple metal
binding.
- Millimeter Binding
/ Edelpappband: Step-by-step instructions for this very elegant
and refined German case binding structure.. By Peter Verheyen. ADOBE
ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Origamic Architecture:
K. Selena Kim's site describing a papercraft form which combines the
careful folding of origami, the detailed cutting of scherenschnitte,
and the precise paper engineering of pop-ups.
- Paper
sizing: An explanation of the DIN series (non US, rest of the world
standard).
- Paper
Specification Standards: U.S. Government Printing Office publication
describing the specifications for a wide range of papers and boards
in use in the printing and binding industries.
- Phase
Box: Simple folded and taped enclosure, most used for brittle materials,
but easily adaptable. Instructions from the Conservation Lab of the
Syracuse University Library. Designed for use by work- study students.
ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Hugo Peller's
Pop-up Box: Instructions for making a combination slip-case with
dropspine box that makes the book "pop-up." Instructions and diagrams
by Jack Fitterer. ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Portfolio with 3 soft flaps.
By Peter Verheyen. ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Practical Bookbinding: Includes
digitally published tutorials on bookbinding by Morris Lee King and
Otto Zahn.
- Procedures and Treatments
Used for Book Repair and Pamphlet Binding: From the University of
Illinois.
- Quarter-joint
Binding: Instruction for making a double-fan, adhesive bound, version
of this style. By Peter Jerman. See
also.
- Recasing:
Instructions from the Conservation Lab of the Syracuse University Library.
Designed for use by work- study students. ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Repair of original cloth case
bindings using Japanese paper: By Don Etherington.
- Repair of broken leather joints
using Japanese paper: By Don Etherington.
Secret Belgian Binding: "Rediscovered" by Hedi Kyle.
- Skin Deep:
A quarterly newsletter published by J. Hewit & Sons, Ltd.
- Slipcase: Schematic for a simple "ten-minute"
slipcase suitable for smaller books.
- Slipcase
and Chemise: Monique Lallier's
presentation on the making of these from the 2002 Guild of Book Workers
Standards of Excellence Seminar in Minneapolis, MN. ADOBE
ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- Spiral Bindings in a Hard
Cover: An Alternative to Rebinding: By William Minter.
- Springback (Account/Ledger Book) Binding
- The Springback: Instructions
in the English tradition for a binding designed for account, ledger,
and guest books. By Peter Verheyen.
- The Springback: Instructions in the
German tradition for a binding designed for account, ledger, and
guest books. By Peter Verheyen and Donia Conn.
- Standing Press: Instructions for
making your own standing press. By Perry Nigro.
- Structure Outline for Book Description
Documentation by Robert Espinosa.
- This to That: "Because people
have a need to glue things to other things." Some of the suggestions
are out there, but a great starting point.
- Three Basic Book Repair Procedures:
By Carole Dyal and Pete Merrill-Oldham. Instructions for three simple,
non-invasive repair techniques as demonstrated at ALA in 1998.
- Washington State University
Conservation Lab: Repair and treatment documentations as well as
other conservation resources.
- Vellum On Boards: Description of a case structure
with step-by-step instructions for covering in vellum that greatly reduces
board warping. By Peter Verheyen. ADOBE ACROBAT DOCUMENT
- "Man, I am impressed. I covered the case last week when it
was raining, redid the foredge turnins (don't ask) and the boards
are still dead flat after sitting out for the past couple of days.
I think I'm gonna be using more vellum in the future. Thanks for
sharing the method." The Boss Dog
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