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The Story of the Book
Getting Started
Introduction
Story of the Book
Papyrus, Parchment & Paper
Guilds
Printing
Hand Binding 1500s-1800s
1. Parent Sheets
2. Folding
3. Beating
4. Sewing
5. Shaping
6. Trimming
7. Edge Treatment
8a. Lacing-in & Covering
8b. Headbands
8c. Finishing
American Binding
Colonial Binding 1637-1783
Colonial Technique
Post-Revolution Binding 1783-1820
Harper & Brothers 1817
Industrial Binding 1820-1900s
9. Text Blocks
9a. Recessed Cord Sewing
9b. Industrial Sewing
9c. David McConnell Smyth
10. Trimming: Guillotine
11. Shaping: Roller Backer
Wages, Labor & Safety
Case Making
13. Cutting: Board Shear
12. Covering: Case Making
14. Finishing: Arming Press
15. Flattening: Book Press
Non-Sewn Bindings: Wire Stitcher
Stationery Binding
Ledgers: Pen Ruler
Springback Bindings: Forming Machine
Tear Outs: Pin Perforator
Decorated Publishers’ Bindings
Exit Survey
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