Introducing the Pianel Binding by Ben Elbel – Bookish Talk #8
We have another Bookish Talk with a guest today. Ben Elbel was the first person we interviewed on our large podcast, and now he returns to talk about a new tutorial he recently announced.
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The Illuminator. Containing All the Parts of The Illuminators Magazine & Completing the Subject (1862)
Today we share this special issue of The Illuminators' Magazine from 1862. That's a beautiful and informative edition that includes 29 amazing plates (chromolithographs) showcasing different types of illumination.
iBB Podcast #5.2 – Katy Savelyeva @KatyEbru – Paper Marbling Q&A
For the fifth episode of our podcast, we invited a marbler from Saint Petersburg, Russia. Katy Ebru showed us several marbling patterns right during the recording - you can see them in the first part of the video. This part is dedicated to Q&A.
iBB Podcast #1. Ben Elbel from Elbel Libro. Part 2 – Tutorials, New Book Structures and Q&A
In this chapter, Ben and I discuss the new structures introduced through his project Bookbinding Out of the Box, his upcoming tutorials, and reply several questions from the community.
Apprentice’s Notebook by Elbel Libro
Elbel Libro presented a new project during this Boekkunstbeurs, and that's one of the few new things I brought home this year. This is an edition binding project with only 20 copies made, all in a black covering material.
My Teenage Daughter Made a YouTube Video About Making Paper and I Love It!
My kids visited me in the Netherlands for a week and among other things we made some paper. My daughter made a YouTube video about that!
Making a Phase Box in 5 Minutes
The first time I learned about phase boxes, I was on a tour of The Leeds Library. It was conducted by their bookbinder, Brian Cole, who ventured up from the depths of the library basement to show us around.
The Lost Art of Letterlocking: Tutorials, Personal Experience, and Application in Bookbinding
Nowadays when people talk about communication security, they usually mean computer encryption. The thing about being a bookbinder, though, is that you tend to have a fondness for outdated technology. And before the internet, tracking numbers, and self-sealing envelopes, there was letterlocking.
Finland and the Libraries of Eden
Libraries in Finland are not designed to be sullen book repositories that collect dust in an increasingly digital age, rather they are intended as vibrant spaces where much more can be borrowed than a stack of books.
1,200-Year-Old Bible Taken in Custody by Turkish Police
Updated to add a link to the National Library of Israel blog post about fake antiquities.
Comics: Things to Avoid During Restoration
Too often, repairs to comic books are done by people with good intentions without a better understanding or training in the field of conservation. Okay, there are cases of bad intentions and no training, as well.
Bookworm’s Feast: 15 Independent Bookstores Opened in 2018 in the UK
Recent data from the Bookseller Association reveals that after 20 years of decline, the number of independent bookstores is on the rise again.
Celebrity Patrons Save “House of Horrors” Bookstore
Dark Delicacies, a horror bookstore in Burbank California, was saved from closure largely due to the endorsements of celebrity patrons such as sci-fi director Guillermo del Toro, and horror novelists Neil Gaiman and Cory Doctorow.
Astonishing Pop-Up Books Chosen as Finalists of the Meggendorfer Artist Book Prize in 2018
Pop-up books are something that makes my mind spin. I never tried making one, and even while I understand some of the underlying three-dimensional geometry, I still can't stop holding breath when seeing some new examples of the craft.
It’s the #LibraryShelfieDay Today!
It's that day today. The fourth Wednesday of January is the #libraryshelfieday. Libraries from all over the world post shelfies of their collections. We gathered some of the photos in this post.
