The art & craft of handmade books
By: Shereen LaPlantz ; illustrations, diagrams, and models by Tracy Aplin ; calligraphy by Carla Tenret
Contributors: Aplin, Tracy, illustrator; Tenret, Carla, calligrapher
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780486800370
Subjects: Book design; Bookbinding
Other titles: Art and craft of handmade books
Description: "This innovative approach to bookbinding demonstrates an array of creative techniques that elevate handmade books into extraordinary works of art. Easy-to-follow, well-illustrated directions for more than 25 patterns explain how to make seven different kinds of books with pop-up panels and pages that 'explode' from the spine as well as slipcases, tassels, and other distinctive features. The guide begins with instructions for a simple accordion-fold book. Successive projects build on methods readers have already mastered and introduce new skills, including the pamphlet stitch, ideal for photo albums and scrapbooks; tacket binding, the versatile stitch of medieval Europe; and the Coptic stitch, employed by Christians of ancient Egypt. A full-color photo gallery, with contributions from more than 60 artists, offers further inspiration for enhancing and personalizing projects by using alphabets, bestiaries, botanical illustrations, and other designs. The author includes a glossary of terms as well as information on materials and tools"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.

"The Art and Craft of Handmade Books, first published in 2016, is a reprint of the work published by Lark Books (Sterling Publishing), New York, in 2001. It includes a number of changes and corrections suggested by the author"--Title page verso.