A Manual of the Art of Bookbinding. James B. Nicholson
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James B. Nicholson
A Manual of the Art of Bookbinding
Containing full instructions in the different branches of forwarding, gilding, and finishing. Also, the art of marbling book-edges and paper
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664573582
Table of Contents
MANUAL OF THE ART OF BOOKBINDING.
Technical Terms USED IN BOOKBINDING.
| INTRODUCTION. | |
| PAGE | |
| Sketch of the Progress of Bookbinding | 9 |
| PART I. | |
| Sheet-Work | 34 |
| PART II. | |
| Forwarding | 59 |
| The Edges | 74 |
| Marbling | 82 |
| Gilding the Edges | 130 |
| Covering | 141 |
| Half-Binding | 149 |
| Blank Binding | 151 |
| Boarding | 169 |
| Cloth-Work | 170 |
| PART III. | |
| Ornamental Art | 178 |
| Finishing: | |
| Taste and Design | 186 |
| Styles | 198 |
| Gilding | 215 |
| Illuminated Binding | 227 |
| Blind Tooling | 230 |
| Antique | 231 |
| Colouring | 236 |
| Marbling | 246 |
| Uniform Colours | 256 |
| Gold Marbles, Landscapes, &c. | 260 |
| Inlaid Ornaments | 270 |
| Harmony of Colours | 272 |
| Pasting Down, &c. | 273 |
| Stamp or Press-Work | 279 |
| Restoring the Bindings of Old Books | 289 |
| Supplying Imperfections in Old Books | 290 |
| Hints to Book-Collectors | 292 |
| Technical Terms | 297 |
INTRODUCTION.
SKETCH OF THE PROGRESS OF BOOKBINDING.
The earliest records of Bookbinding that exist prove that the art has been practised for nearly two thousand years. In past ages, books were written on long scrolls of parchment