Next Destination: Bookish Ireland!
After a quite eventful weekend in Copenhagen, my next destination is Ireland. I plan to spend this Friday in Dublin and then just drive around the country, visiting different places and flea markets.
Doctor Zhivago, CIA, and a Fake Parisian Publishing House
While browsing the stalls at the book market in the Hague, I have recently found a remnant of the ideological war that had crushed many lives, including the life of Boris Pasternak, the author of the literary work in question.
How I Found a Composing Stick (and Much More) in Copenhagen
This is a post about the flea markets of Copenhagen, printing tools, and airport security. Initially, I just wanted to share some things I bought while visiting the capital of Denmark this weekend, but it grew to be so much more.
Employees of Biblioteca Angelica Demonstrate a Book that Opens Six Different Ways
This 17th-century dos-a-dos structure opens in six directions. The video gives an idea of the beauty and refined technique with which this artifact was created. It is a true masterpiece of printing and bookbinding crafts.
Bookish Pictures: The Mystery of The Printer’s Clothing
I first saw this engraving in a book published to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Netherlands Association of Antiquarian Booksellers. However, its story seems to be not as simple as the text below the picture states.
Going to Copenhagen This Weekend
I would appreciate any advice on nice bookish places in Copenhagen to visit this weekend. I'm not sure we'll have a lot of spare time, but if there's a free moment, I'd like to be prepared!
Black Friday and Digital Monday Deals for Bookbinders and Bookish People
There are some special Black Friday offers this year, including our own 25% discount on almost all items at our Etsy store, and a free shipping to the Netherlands.
600 Years of the Turkish Tradition of Marbling
Artist Steve Pittelkow speaks about the history of marbling or Ebru, as it was invented by Turks some 600 years ago. This video also shows the main steps of the process and tools used for marbling.
Wooden Tools Are Returning to Our Store For a Limited Time!
This holiday season I will produce a limited quantity of bookbinding tools made with wood, plywood, and particleboard (the latter one I use for simple sewing frames.) And the 25% Black Friday discount is applicable to all these tools!
25% Black Friday Discounts at iBookBinding Until the 30th of November!
It's holiday season, and discounts are here! This year not only we have massively dropped prices for all the 3d-printed bookbinding tools and jigs, but for a limited time, we return our wooden tools: presses, rounding tools, and sewing frames!
Digitized Book of the Week: Objects of Art from the Museum Plantin-Moretus
The Plantin House in Antwerp holds a beautiful collection related to book history and history of printing. However, there are many more things there. Most of them have high historical and cultural value.
What Does it Take to Make the Thinnest Sheet of Paper?
Super thin paper made by Hidaka Washi Ltd. is used by museums and other institutions all over the world for conservation and restoration projects. But the technology of production dates back a thousand years.
Digitized Book of the Week: A Collection of 40 Music-Themed Ex Libris
I hope this week's digitized book would be a delight not only for book-lovers but also for the fans of classical music and music history. That's a catalog of 40 ex libris with musical instruments or related to music.
The Book as a Canvas: Deep Mapping with Accordion Books
When you start out in bookbinding, you usually use blank white paper. Your first, second, and maybe even your third book are all empty pages waiting to be filled. Now be honest with me: how many of you have ever actually written anything in those books?
My Impressions of the Boekkunstbeurs – Book Arts Fair in Leiden, the Netherlands
I decided not to wait until I edit the video and the photos from the Boekkunstbeurs (Book Arts Fair in Leiden, the Netherlands) and summarize my impressions right after the two-day event has ended.
