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bookbinding The art and business of bookbinding began with the protection of parchment manuscripts with boards. Papyrus had originally been produced in rolls, but sheets of parchment came to be folded and fastened together with sewing by the 2d cent. AD In the Middle Ages the practice of making fin... Read more
muslin
muslin general name for plain woven fine white cottons for domestic use. It is believed that muslins were first made at Mosul (now a city of Iraq). They were widely made in India, from where they were first imported to England in the late 17th cent. Early muslins were often woven or embroidered wit... Read more
embossing
embossing process of producing upon various materials designs or patterns in relief by mechanical means. The material is pressed between a pair of dies especially adapted to its hardness and the depth of the design needed. A felt counter or female die is employed for embossing fabrics, while metal,... Read more
marbling
marbling in bookbinding, a process of coloring the sides, edges, or end papers of a book in a design that suggests the veins and mottles of marble. In tree marbling, as of tree calf bindings, the design suggests also the trunk and branches of a tree. In tree marbling, liquid colors are run over a s... Read more
morocco
morocco goatskin leather, dyed on the grain side and boarded by hand or machine to bring up the grain in a bird's-eye effect. It probably originated with the Arabs in North Africa as an alum-tanned product typically dyed red. The process later spread to the Levant, to Turkey, and along the Mediterr... Read more
morocco
morocco goatskin leather, dyed on the grain side and boarded by hand or machine to bring up the grain in a bird's-eye effect. It probably originated with the Arabs in North Africa as an alum-tanned product typically dyed red. The process later spread to the Levant, to Turkey, and along the Mediterr... Read more
Christophe Plantin
Christophe Plantin , 1514-89, printer. Plantin left his native France for Belgium because of religious persecution. In Antwerp his work, at first as a bookbinder, began in 1549. He began the production and publishing of books in 1555. His establishment continued to work until 1867 and is now preserv... Read more
Johann Joseph Most
Johann Joseph Most , 1846-1906, German anarchist. A bookbinder by trade, he served as editor of socialist papers in Germany and Austria. His publications were suppressed, and he was frequently imprisoned for his public denunciation of religion, patriotism, and accepted moral standards. After sitting... Read more
Bath
Bath city (1991 pop. 84,283), Bath and North East Somerset, SW England, in the Avon River valley. Britain's leading winter resort, Bath has the only natural hot springs in the country. Engineering, printing, bookbinding, wool-weaving, and clothing are among Bath's industries. In the 1st cent. ... Read more
parchment
parchment untanned skins of animals, especially of the sheep, calf, and goat, prepared for use as a writing material. The name is a corruption of Pergamum, the ancient city of Asia Minor where preparation of parchment suitable for use on both sides was achieved in the 2d cent. BC Parchment, which i... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "bookbinding"

SIC 2789 Bookbinding and Related Work
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 2789 BOOKBINDING AND RELATED WORK This industry covers...providing edition, trade, job, and library bookbinding and related services, such as paper...the early 2000s. The total value of bookbinding shipments jumped to more than $2.1... Read more
bookbinding
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition The art and business of bookbinding began with the protection of parchment...Bibliography: See H. Lehmann-Haupt, ed., Bookbinding in America (1941, repr. 1967...Middleton, A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique (1978); D. Muir, Binding... Read more
SIC 3555 Printing Trades Machinery and Equipment
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery and equipment used by the printing and bookbinding trades, including printing presses, bookbinding machines, typesetting and photoengraving equipment, and a variety of specialized tools for... Read more
marbling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition in bookbinding, a process of coloring the sides, edges, or end papers of a book in a design that suggests the veins and mottles of marble. In... Read more
Bath
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...River valley. Britain's leading winter resort, Bath has the only natural hot springs in the country. Engineering, printing, bookbinding, wool-weaving, and clothing are among Bath's industries. In the 1st cent. AD, the Romans discovered the natural springs and... Read more
Marcus Ward & Company
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History Marcus Ward & Company ( c .1840–1899), Belfast printing , stationery, and bookbinding firm. Its contract to print Vere Foster's copybooks for use in schools contributed much to its early success. Later it specialized in chromo‐lithography. Vincent Kinane Read more
Kingsport
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...counties, NE Tenn., on the Holston River near the Va. line; inc. 1917. Industries include one of the largest printing and bookbinding plants in the United States. Chemicals, plastics, paper, concrete, and glass are also produced. The city, which is encircled... Read more
embossing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...for embossing fabrics, while metal, millboard, or cardboard is used for embossing metal, cardboard, or paper. Leather for bookbinding and wood for furniture ornamentation are die stamped while wet. Embossing differs from other relief design processes, such... Read more
SIC 2732 Book Printing
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries ...Establishments engaged in both printing and binding books but primarily binding books printed elsewhere are classified in SIC 2789: Bookbinding and Related Work. NAICS Code(s) 323117 (Book Printing) Industry Snapshot The earliest printing techniques were developed... Read more
printing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...using flexible rubber plates and rapid-drying inks. For an account of type design, see type ; typography . See also book ; bookbinding . Relief PrintingEarly History The story of the invention of printing and of its early days is told in the article type... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "bookbinding"

cf.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations cf. Bookbinding calfskin • compare (Latin confer ) Read more
sht
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations sht Bookbinding sheet Read more
hf. bd.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations hf. bd. Bookbinding half binding ( or bound) Read more
cl.gt.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations cl.gt. Bookbinding cloth gilt Read more
B/ND
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations B/ND Bookbinding binding, no date given Read more
c & p
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations c & p carriage and packing • Bookbinding collated and perfect Read more
F and Gs
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations F and Gs (or F&Gs ) Bookbinding folded and gathered pages Read more
sh.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations sh. shall • Stock exchange share • sheep • Bookbinding sheet • shilling • shower Read more
craft
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English craft / kraft / • n. 1. an activity involving skill in making things by hand: the craft of bookbinding. ∎  ( crafts ) work or objects made by hand: local crafts | [as adj. ] ( craft ) a craft fair. ∎  a skilled... Read more
BDG
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations BDG Bookbinding binding Read more

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

Stuart Bennett. Trade Bookbinding in the British Isles, 1660-1800.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; Stuart Bennett. Trade Bookbinding in the British Isles, 1660-1800...mid-seventeenth century, trade bookbinding--the process of binding books for...Foot's Studies in the History of Bookbinding (1993), P.J.M. Marks's The British... Read more
History of bookbinding as a mirror of society.
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 9/22/2000; 700+ words ; Mirjam M. Foot. The History of Bookbinding as a Mirror of Society. The Panizzi Lectures...many books and articles on the history of bookbinding, including Studies in the History of Bookbinding (1978), and The History of Decorated Bookbinding... Read more
The Encyclopedia of Papermaking and Bookbinding.
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 10/1/2003; ; 171 words ; ...125 South 22nd St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. Papermaking and bookbinding are frequently neglected activities in middle- and high-school...outlined. Specific projects are outlined. Chapter two deals with bookbinding techniques and projects: scrapbooks, portfolios, foldout... Read more
In-House Bookbinding and Repair.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2006; 98 words ; 0810852241 In-house bookbinding and repair. McQueen, Sharon. Scarecrow Pr. 2005 119 pages $35.00 Paperback Z700 McQueen, U. of Kentucky library school, has done... Read more
Bookbindings & other bibliophily: essays in honour of Anthony Hobson.
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 4/1/1997; 700+ words ; Dennis E. Rhodes, ed. Bookbindings Other Bibliophily: Essays in Honour...and well known as a scholar of bookbinding history. Like his father, G.D...surviving correspondence of the Flemish bookbinding historian Prosper Verheyden, citing... Read more
UAE: 2000 PRINTING, PLASTICS, AND BOOKBINDING FAIR.(Dubai International Trade Centre)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 6/10/2001; 58 words ; Al-Bayan newspaper reports on the 2000 Middle Eastern International Printing, Plastics, and Bookbinding Fair held in mid-September 2000 at Dubai International Trade Centre. Representatives of firms from the UK (Palmate Converting... Read more
In retrospect: designer bookbindings by Michael Wilcox. An exhibition held in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, October 19th to December 22nd, 1998.
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 9/22/1999; 700+ words ; ...Richard Landon. In Retrospect: Designer Bookbindings by Michael Wilcox. An Exhibition Held...and dedication to the craft and art of bookbinding of the man who has quietly become the...be regarded as a real masterpiece of bookbinding. On the other hand, I, Claudius from... Read more
Streamlined books.(Current and Coming)(The Art of Bookbinding)
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...until June 12. Entitled The Art Deco Bookbindings of Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler, the...commission. Doucet engaged him to design bookbindings for his rapidly growing collection...Doucet commissioned her to create three bookbindings. The relationship was a fruitful one... Read more
UniKeep LLC.(PRODUCTS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION)(bookbinding)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Communication World; 9/1/2007; 68 words ; The ONLY binder you will actually love for creative presentations, employee manuals, corporate publications, reports and document archiving. Fully enclosed to hold more than just pages. Durable poly construction is archival-safe. Full wrap cover gives you more billboard space and more ways to Read more
Homestead bookbinding.
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 5/1/1999; ; 116 words ; COUNTRYSIDE: I have saved every issue since about 1985. I am going to use an old trick my dad taught me back in the '50s. Maybe some others would like to use it too. Take six or 12 magazines, your choice. Line them up between two slabs of 1 x 12 wood, in a vise. Take a saw and make grooves 1/4 deep Read more