The second book in my historical models series is done (see the first model here)! This is a late Coptic codice. This binding dates from the 7th to 11th centuries. I based my covers off the Hamuli codices found in 1910 near Hamuli, Faiyum, Egypt. These original codices are part of the Pierpont Morgan Library… Continue reading Historical Bindings Project: Late Coptic Codice
Recently I’ve started on a project with my bookbinding teacher to go through and make models of historical bindings working our way up from the early scrolls to various medieval bindings. We are creating a “normal” size version of each and then preparing two miniature copies (one to keep and one to part with, probably).… Continue reading Historical Bindings Project: Nag Hammadi Codice
Earlier this year I took a class on sewing structures. In this course we made models for some different sewing types. It was really fun class and I enjoyed making the models and learning about the different types of sewing and the history! Below are my notes from the class and pictures of the models… Continue reading Models of Bookbinding Techniques: Sewing Structures
Earlier this year I took my last core course for the CBBAG completion certificate! As always, I thought I’d share with you how it went and what I learned. I know it’s been a long time since I posted, things have been very busy but going well! I hope to get more posts in now… Continue reading Leather bindings – Repair & Restoration
This summer, in August, I took part in a paste paper workshop. And while I intended to blog about it, I ended up forgetting to! So here is my very late blog post on it. It won’t be very long, it’s mostly just pictures. What is paste paper? Paste paper is the process of decorating… Continue reading Paste Papers Workshop (August 2018)
Wow! It’s been a while since I updated, even with my efforts to post more regularly! I think I will resign myself to accepting that this blog may not be as active as I would like it to be. I am active on Instagram (Facebook and Twitter too), if you’re interested in following what I… Continue reading Finishing Course
This blog post has been a long time in the making! I consulted several different articles, my bookbinding teacher, and the archival classes that I took during my MLIS degree. It’s not a strict guide, but I’d like to think it’s a good guide and has some decent advice and a lot of good “rules… Continue reading Caring for Your Library (shelving & cleaning)
Recently I went on vacation to New York City, and of course being a book lover through and through my vacation consisted of several bookish stops! Here is a little highlight of the bookish places I went: The Strand Bookstore Founded in 1927, this book store is probably one of the most well known in… Continue reading A Bookish Vacation – NYC
Over the last few Saturdays of May, I’ve been taking an introductory workshop to linocut. This introductory course was getting us familiar with the process. By the end of the course we would design, carve, and print our own bookplate (or whatever we desired). I took this course through CBBAG with Dan Mezza. What is linocut?… Continue reading Introduction to Linocut – workshop
Wayzgoose, historically, was “an entertainment given by a master printer to his workmen each year on or about St Bartholomew’s Day (24 August). It marked the traditional end of summer and the start of the season of working by candlelight. Later, the word came to refer to an annual outing and dinner for the staff of a printing works or… Continue reading Wayzgoose & Little Notebooks
Arielle's Bindery 