Bookbinding, and The Care of Books: A handbook for amateurs, bookbinders & librarians: A Modern annotated edition

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A landmark manual of traditional bookbinding, restored in a modern annotated edition for bookbinders, conservators, librarians, collectors, and students of the book arts.First published in 1901, Douglas Cockerell’s Bookbinding, and the Care of Books: A Handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians became one of the most influential practical accounts of fine bookbinding in the English language. Written by one of the leading figures of the Arts and Crafts tradition, it combines precise workshop instruction with a broader understanding of the book as a structure whose beauty depends upon sound materials, intelligent construction, and skilled workmanship.Cockerell guides the reader through the principal operations of traditional hand bookbinding, from folding, sewing, forwarding, and board attachment to leather covering, finishing, lettering, and decoration. He also considers the materials of the craft—paper, thread, leather, adhesives, boards, and gold—and devotes particular attention to the treatment, repair, and preservation of books. Throughout the work, technique is inseparable from judgment: good binding is presented not merely as a succession of operations, but as a disciplined craft governed by durability, proportion, suitability, and respect for the book itself.This modern annotated edition preserves Cockerell’s original text while providing a new editorial apparatus designed to make the work more useful to the contemporary reader. Carefully selected notes clarify historical terminology, tools, materials, and workshop practices; explain techniques whose meaning may no longer be immediately apparent; and indicate where developments in conservation, materials science, or modern workshop safety require additional context. The notes are intended not to replace Cockerell’s teaching, but to restore the practical and historical framework within which it can best be understood today.A new editorial introduction places the manual within the history of modern bookbinding and considers Cockerell’s enduring contribution to the preservation and transmission of traditional craft knowledge.Rich in practical instruction and grounded in the experience of the workshop, Bookbinding, and the Care of Books remains more than a historical document. It is a record of a living craft tradition—and an invitation to understand the principles upon which fine books have been made and preserved for generations.This annotated edition includes:• The complete original text • A new editorial introduction • Original editorial annotations throughout • Explanations of historical tools, materials, and terminology • Context on traditional techniques and workshop practice • Notes addressing modern conservation principles and material developments • Historical illustrations from the original workTHE CLASSICAL LIBRARY OF BOOK ARTSA series of carefully prepared annotated editions devoted to the classic literature of bookbinding, gold tooling, decorative finishing, book conservation, and bibliophilia—preserving the accumulated knowledge of the traditional book arts while making it accessible to a new generation of readers and craftsmen.Tradition lives through transmission.

ASIN:	B0HF4N992R
発売日:	2026/8/12
言語:	英語
商品の重量:	490 g
寸法:	15.24 x 1.63 x 22.86 cm
ISBN-13:	979-8192301616