Art of Bookbinding

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Joseph W. Zaehnsdorf 1890
English
  • Preface to the Second Edition and Introduction
  • Folding
  • Beating and Rolling
  • Collating
  • Marking Up and Sawing In
  • Sewing
  • Forwarding and Pasting Up
  • Putting on the End Papers and Trimming
  • Glueing Up, Rounding, and Backing
  • Mill-Boards
  • Drawing-In and Pressing, and Cutting
  • Colouring the Edges
  • Gilt Edges
  • Head-Banding
  • Preparing for Covering
  • Covering
  • Pasting Down
  • Calf Colouring
  • Finishing, Part 1
  • Finishing, Part 2
  • Finishing, Part 3
  • Finishing, Part 4
  • Washing and Cleaning, Part 1
  • Washing and Cleaning, Part 2
  • Glossary
This handbook explains the art of bookbinding and simultaneously reminds us what a complex technology is to make books! Zaehnsdorf, bookbinder and son of a bookbinder, made this second edition of his book to enlighten amateurs and tradesmen alike. The whole process of binding a book and the required equipment are carefully explained to the reader. (Summary by kathrinee)

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