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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...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...
bookbinding
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition bookbinding The art and business of bookbinding began with the protection of parchment manuscripts with...embossing . Bibliography: See H. Lehmann-Haupt, ed., Bookbinding in America (1941, repr. 1967); B. C. Middleton...
Government Printing Office
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...required to be a "practical printer versed in the art of bookbinding" (44 U.S.C.A. § 301). The GPO uses a variety...stripping, platemaking, and presswork; and manual and machine bookbinding. The GPO also provides supplies like blank paper and ink...
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...
Works Progress Administration
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...jobs. WPA undertakings included such diverse activities as building and road construction, day‐nursery work, bookbinding, a federal theater project, a writers’ project, research for the Library of Congress , the creation and maintenance...
Bath
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Royal Crescent, Queen Square, and the Circus are among his notable achievements. The University of Bath was established in 1966. Industries: tourism, printing, bookbinding, engineering, clothing. Pop. (1996 est.) 85,000.
printing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...flexible rubber plates and rapid-drying inks. For an account of type design, see type ; typography . See also book ; bookbinding . Relief Printing Early History The story of the invention of printing and of its early days is told in the article type...
marbling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 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...
Jean Grolier de Servières, vicomte d'Aguisy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the Grolier Club (1884), and the American publishing company Grolier Incorporated are named after him. Bibliography: See B. Matthews, Bookbindings … with an Account of the Grolier Club (1895).
Scranton: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Albright Memorial Building, an early-Renaissance-design structure noted for its stained glass windows depicting the art of bookbinding and its marble floors and fireplaces. The library's holdings include thousands of volumes as well as U.S. government...

Dictionary entries related to "bookbinding"

mull
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...sweetening to it: a tankard of mulled ale. mull 3 • n. Soil Science humus formed under nonacid conditions. mull 4 • n. thin, soft, plain muslin, used in bookbinding for joining the spine of a book to its cover.
full
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...quantity: he kept his fast pace going for the full 14-mile distance. ∎  (of a covering material in bookbinding) used for the entire cover: bound in full cloth. 3. (of a person or part of their body) plump or rounded: she had...
glair
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English glair / gle(ə)r / • n. a preparation made from egg white, used esp. as an adhesive for bookbinding and gilding. ∎  dated egg white. DERIVATIVES: glair·y adj.
buckram
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English buck·ram / ˈbəkrəm / • n. coarse linen or other cloth stiffened with gum or paste and used typically as interfacing and in bookbinding. • adj. of or like such material: sturdy volumes in buckram bindings.
roan
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...black mixed with white. • n. an animal with such a coat: the roan on the right is a stallion. roan 2 • n. soft flexible leather made from sheepskin, used in bookbinding as an inexpensive substitute for morocco.
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. ∎...
calfskin
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English calf·skin / ˈkafˌskin / • n. leather made from the hide or skin of a calf, used chiefly in bookbinding and shoemaking.
parchment
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...less frequently pig, goat, and other animals; it has also been used for painting, and occasionally for printing and bookbinding. Pliny says that it was invented in the second century bc in Pergamum; hence the name ‘parchment’...
Klee, Paul
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...for the next ten years. He proved an inspired, undogmatic teacher, both in his specialist work in the stained glass, bookbinding, and weaving workshops and in the more general classes of the preliminary course devoted to the understanding of basic principles...
Hertz, Heinrich Rudolf
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...he had decided rightly. To him engineering meant business, data, formulas — an ordinary life, on a par with bookbinding or woodworking — and he was uninterested. Although the Technische Hochschule had a good physics laboratory, a...

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Judging books by their cover: A history of bookbinding at the Bodleian.
M2 Presswire; 5/29/2009; 700+ words ; ...their cover: A history of bookbinding at the Bodleian(C)1994...celebrate the art and craft of bookbinding from both traditional and...AN ARTFUL CRAFT: Historic Bookbindings from the Broxbourne Library...from two of the greatest bookbinding collections of the 20th century...
Bookbinding adhesives.
Magazine article from: Adhesives & Sealants Industry; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...make hardcover book covers. Bookbinding demands sophisticated adhesive...very common product. Certain bookbinding applications require a specific...catalogs, brochures, and more. Bookbinding adhesives must be able to be...
The First Sir Paul Getty Bodleian Bookbinding Prize Awarded.
M2 Presswire; 6/12/2009; 700+ words ; ...in the contemporary art of bookbinding, the first prize was awarded...Other elements of Taral's bookbinding include wooden joints with...My father began collecting bookbindings while he was still a young...The Sir Paul Getty Bodleian Bookbinding Prize recognises the best...
History of bookbinding as a mirror of society.
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 9/22/2000; 700+ words ; ...History of Decorated Bookbinding in England (1992...was evidence that bookbindings are a rich resource...demonstrating why the study of bookbinding history should be...presents the history of bookbinding as something more...relationship between several bookbindings and their intended...
Golden squiggles: the word made fresh Tracey Rowledge has transformed the craft of bookbinding into an abstract art - the sort of abstract art you can read.
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/15/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...People turn off when they hear the word `bookbinding'," admits Tracey Rowledge. A strange...one's pulse racing. Rowledge's bookbinding is the reverse of fusty. Though she...the chance to judge my works outside a bookbinding context. I want them to be regarded...
Bookbindings & other bibliophily: essays in honour of Anthony Hobson.
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 4/1/1997; 700+ words ; ...E. Rhodes, ed. Bookbindings Other Bibliophily...known as a scholar of bookbinding history. Like his...correspondence of the Flemish bookbinding historian Prosper...Colt Hoare?). Good bookbinding scholarship demands...essays gathered in Bookbindings Other Bibliophi
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...Foot's Studies in the History of Bookbinding (1993), P.J.M. Marks's...
This niche market is bound for success.(Special Report--Bookbinding)
Magazine article from: Printing News; 3/14/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...downturns of the early 21st century, the bookbinding market is still going strong. Libraries...materials for archival purposes, and bookbinding is frequently the solution of choice...has seen a number of changes in the bookbinding industry. First and foremost, the...
BOOKBINDING SHOP MERGES OLD INDUSTRY, NEW METHODS.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 4/28/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...We looked in the telephone book under bookbinding, and saw Mr. Long's name. I sent...used to go door to door offering the bookbinding service. Today, people communicate...newsgroups and our web page. What about bookbinding in the future? I would not advise somebody...
Bookbinding: A Traditional Technique.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Magazine article from: Arts & Activities; 10/1/2008; ; 620 words ; BOOKBINDING: A Traditional Technique. DVD/63...keeping this traditional craft alive. Bookbinding presents a careful, step-by-step...books and fancy book cover designs. Bookbinding is a historic process and it is wonderful...