The Art of Bookbinding, a Mini Documentary
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Documentaries
Making Books (Short Documentary on Book Manufacture in 1947) by Encyclopedia Britannica Films
A fantastic short documentary film about the making of books in the 1940’s. Produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films.
The Art of Making a Book, Short Film/Bookbinding Documentary
A fantastically filmed short video (3:40) on the methods of making a traditional book from setting the printing plates to adding the leather covering.
One of the best short video documentaries I’ve seen on bookbinding, well worth a watch.
A simple overview of the bookbinding process
Setting the typeset at the printers into words and lines. Plates are inked and prepared for the printing process.
Paper sheets are then pressed on the inked type.
Hübner Bokform (A Mini Documentary by Gustav Bondeson)
He works in a profession that is more than 1700 years old. A profession that many of us thought to be extinct. This is the story of Per-Anders Hübner and his profession as a hand bookbinder.
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The History and Art of Chinese Paper Making (Journey in Time) Documentary Video + Info, 2010
Even today many printers only uses paper hand made in selective province's in China, this special paper is made using an age old technology. The paper is called jade paper, it begins with bamboo and hemp being ground into pulp. After this, workers lie a very fine bamboo sieve vertically into the solution and let the sieve sit in this manner to collect the fibers.
The fibers are then carefully smoothed out on a wooden board until they take shape, dehydrate and become a thin piece of paper. After it is completely dried, it becomes a sheet of paper. The water used in every step from grinding the hemp and the bamboo to sieving the fabric comes from nearby mountain springs. Tap water is never used. As a result, this paper, perfectly absorbing the ink is ideal for block printing.
