An outline of how a cloth book is repaired with a step by step guide.

Gold Tooling can lift a binding from the ordinary to the extraordinary; a work of art almost.

Paper is an amazing material,. True paper contains only plant cellulose which is pulped, diluted with water, and laid out into thin sheets. Gangolf Ulbricht https://papiergangolfulbricht.com/en/philosophy/ , a paper maker in Germany produces some incredible handmade papers. A webinar that I attended by him through the Society of Bookbinders, was fascinating and I learnt so much about the differences between handmade papers and commercially produced ones. In the 18th century and before, ll...