Life, Paper, and Calligraphy
I was mesmerized by this short video earlier today. I’ve seen some photos in the Viktor’s Facebook feed before, but that’s even more impressive.
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Kickstarter Alert! Book Restoration Unveiled: A Guide for Book Collectors
Save Your Books is one of the most inspiring YouTube channels about book restoration. It is curated by Sophia S.W. Bogle, a professional with over 25 years of experience in book conservation and restoration.
Making Paper with Watermarks with a 3D-Printed Mould
All these past months since I bought my first 3d-printed I’ve been experimenting with making different tools and jigs for bookbinding and other crafts. But one of the things I wanted to try since the very beginning of that creative process was to make moulds for papermaking.
My Impressions of the Sint-Niklaas Bookbinders’ Fair in Belgium
Every spring there is a Bookbinders’ Fair in Belgium. It was started more than 20 years ago in Antwerp and is held in the nearby town of Sint-Niklaas.
The Largest Miniature Book Collection of József Tari
József Tari started to collect miniature books 45 years ago. His miniature library now holds more than 5000 tomes. The smallest book in his collection is just 2.9 x 3.2 millimeters in size. This is much larger than the smallest books ever created (like that one, made by Russian scientist in 2016), but still very impressive.
A Dublin Bookbinder: RTÉ Documentary
This video was released in 1981, but it is definitely worth watching. Bookbinding craft is not so prone to changes and all the main processes are shown here in detail.
Amazing Wizard of Oz Pop-Up Book by Robert Sabuda
Have you seen this amazing pop-up book that was published in 2001 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the L. Frank Baum’s story?
How a 3,800-Year-Old Clay Tablet Teaches Us Trigonometry
This 3,800-year-old Babylonian clay tablet is supposed to be the oldest surviving trigonometric table. It is at least 1,000 years older than works of the Greek mathematician Pythagoras.
Goats, Bookworms, a Monk’s Kiss
“Every book has a biological story to tell. Pigment, DNA, proteins, microbes. Much more than what is written on the page. The big question is with Ancient books—rare and delicate objects—how do we access this buffet of boilogical clues, without damaging them?”
Watch How the Old Books Are Restored Step by Step
There are many different steps involved in the book restoration process. Some of them are about doing something with the book, during others specialists are cataloging and preserving information about the book for future use and research.
Medieval Knights Fighting Snails
Illuminated manuscripts have lots of different creatures depicted on the margins. Some of them are real, others are not. One would be ready to find a knight fighting a dragon on the margins of a Medieval book. Knight fighting a snail? That’s some else!
How Zaansch Bord Paper is Made with Windmill Power
I’ve been to the Netherlands several times, but still never used my chance to visit Zaan mills. Maybe next time I would plan my trip better. This place is full of history and, by the way, there is paper production there.
Conservation of the Largest Printed Work of the British Museum Collection
“Dürer, born on May 21st, 1471, produced one of the largest prints ever – the Triumphal Arch for the Holy Roman Emperor. Altogether it’s nearly 3 metres tall, and consists of 36 sheets of paper. This colossal image was printed using 195 different woodblocks and was made between 1515 and 1517.
In this behind-the-scenes video, follow the complex conservation involved in caring for this 500-year-old artwork.”
Making a Box in Just 3 Minutes
Oh, wow! This is some lightning-fast bookbinder’s work!
I just would be glad to see the same process in a higher resolution…
