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Making handmade books : 100+ bindings, structures & forms / Alisa Golden.

by Golden, Alisa J.

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Lark Crafts, c2010.

9781600595875 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)

1600595871 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)

256 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Materials & methods -- Folded books -- Simply glued -- Simply sewn -- Scrolls & accordions -- Movable books -- The codex -- Codex variations -- Envelopes & portfolios -- Cover techniques -- Boxes & slipcases -- Ideas & concepts.

In the digital world, books may seem like an endangered species, but bookmaking is more popular than ever. Thanks to the 100 ideas in this volume, the craft is now available to everyone. In as little as an afternoon, beginners will be on their way to folding, gluing, and sewing handmade books in a variety of shapes and styles, from rolled scrolls to Jacob's ladders, folded flexagons to case bindings. Complete with photographs of the author's own master books and statements by more than 40 established book artists.

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