China under the covers
Subtitle: a binder's journey to the roots of books
By: by Margaret E. Davis
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Ma Nao Books
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Portland, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780967026442
Subjects: Books; History; Bookbinding; Book design; Printing; Papermaking
Description: Exploring the origins of the book, the author traces the early history of communicating by paper pages. She offers illustrated instructions for four of the first forms of books on paper, developed by the Chinese, which can be replicated today using simple tools and available materials. This book blends history, how-to expertise, and a journalist's eye for detail into a compelling narrative of both cultural continuity and contemporary change.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189).

Gift; Jane Rodgers Siegel; 2022.

Text in English.
Table of contents: title: China: where books began; title: Guanxi make the glue; title: Manual introduction: finding paper grain and cutting; title: Friends and folding; title: Folding the text block for jingzhe zhuang/sutra binding; title: Assembling the jingzhe/sutra; title: Paper makes it all possible; title: Preparing and affixing covers for the jingzhe/sutra; title: Binding the hudie zhuang/butterfly; title: Completing the baobei/wrapped-back and xian zhuang/thread-bound bindings; title: Open and shut cases; title: Preparing the shutao/case; title: Covering the shutao; title: Setting the biezi/clasps in the shutao; title: Love and pilgrimage; title: The crowded south; title: Decision time; title: Glossary; title: Sources; title: List of images and illustrations.