Bookbinding is an art. The person needs to be well educated in the work, have patience and a great respect for the world of books. I would like to watch this gentleman bind a needy book.
I’ve been making some books and also repaired a couple (for the repairs, I’m mostly making it up as I go) so it’s interesting to see someone who knows what they are doing!!!!
Could you do more videos of don doing repairs and conservative repairs? I know he stated theres differences i would like to see and learn if he'd could physcial show us the differences of conservatism and other tech, also maybe if he could show the differences of difference sewing techniques for different eras that book binders did this was a great video I've watched it twice. Thank you so much for this video and having don teach us his techniques and what to look for in older books.
we will pass on your thanks to Don! Glad you enjoyed. Unfortunately Don is very busy these days. I will give you a link to his website if you'd like to explore more of his works: www.dontaylorbookbinder.com/teaching
I really get stuck with gold tooling on leather cover..tried egg whites..and gold leaf but dont get great results...anyway thank u for. Greeting from Mauritius..wish u merry christmas ans good days ahead.
What a beautiful video. I think not only the sounds of the thread going through but also the smell of the old books you get to handle and live around must be delightful.
Years ago we found that mice love chewing the backbone of phonebooks & magazines. Any books pasted with animal glue or fish gel were particularly edible. Binding is a craft that should be respected & passed on. My total respect sir.
I’d love to know more about the origins of the book being worked on, judging by the crest on the spine and back cover and the colour of the leather it started out in the House of Commons library. It would be interesting to know how it found it’s way to Canada.
I find this skill and the expertise and knowledge of this absolutely fascinating. If I could choose a skill to indulge in for life this would be it ! I so admire and envy this knowledge and skill and expertise ! Alas, I have a large library of such books which I have read and collected all of my adult life. My library is now quite enormous, but I have some old sets where the late 17th century books are in very poor condition. I wonder what the process is for assessing a book to get a basic estimate of having a rare book fixed by someone with such skill as his Gentleman has. Is it unaffordium? Asking from Australia.
find a local rare book store and you'll find that a lot of owners are also appraisers (at least in Canada). They would assess its value in price. As for bookbinding try looking for binders or people offering any kind of classes in the book arts in the area as they might know someone who can repair rare books (and rare book libraries at the universities nearby). In Canada at least it is paid per hour of work but I'm sure if you find someone nearby you can negotiate something. Best of luck with your library and thank you for watching and your comment!
I have no idea how I ended up here with you bookreaders since i'm not one, but hey, sheers ! just some guy whose morbidly curious about everything in life. good day :)
so I think the difference between Bookbinding and Book Repair is that in Conservation/Repair, the "canonical" materials of the book are important, you want to add and remove as little as possible (with reversible methods, as well, preferably) to return the book to an acceptable state, maintaining the original "artwork". But in normal bookbinding, it's more like creating a NEW artwork. if you just want to rebind a book and don't care about the original binding, you can simply destroy it and make a new one, but that's unacceptable in conservation
Don is very patient and generous with answering all these bookbinding a repair questions!
Bookbinding is an art. The person needs to be well educated in the work, have patience and a great respect for the world of books. I would like to watch this gentleman bind a needy book.
Great to listen to such a knowledgeable person. Thank you.
Very grateful for you sharing your expertise. Thank you for the great video!
Thank you for watching!
Amazing video! I’m in love with bookbinding and to see someone so professional and experienced talking like this, makes me emotional.
That's amazing. We're glad you enjoyed the video and that bookbinding brings joy in your life as well
I’ve been making some books and also repaired a couple (for the repairs, I’m mostly making it up as I go) so it’s interesting to see someone who knows what they are doing!!!!
Could you do more videos of don doing repairs and conservative repairs? I know he stated theres differences i would like to see and learn if he'd could physcial show us the differences of conservatism and other tech, also maybe if he could show the differences of difference sewing techniques for different eras that book binders did this was a great video I've watched it twice. Thank you so much for this video and having don teach us his techniques and what to look for in older books.
we will pass on your thanks to Don! Glad you enjoyed. Unfortunately Don is very busy these days. I will give you a link to his website if you'd like to explore more of his works: www.dontaylorbookbinder.com/teaching
I'm an artist that does bookbinding, creating one-of-a-kind books. I've rebound a few and archival repairs. Patience and devotion are paramount. 😂 📚 ❤
Great explanations from someone who knows...informative video. Noble craft in contact with books, knowledge and art. Load of thanksss
I really get stuck with gold tooling on leather cover..tried egg whites..and gold leaf but dont get great results...anyway thank u for. Greeting from Mauritius..wish u merry christmas ans good days ahead.
Sewing signatures isn’t “tedious”, it’s relaxing!
Great video. Congratulations
What a beautiful video. I think not only the sounds of the thread going through but also the smell of the old books you get to handle and live around must be delightful.
It's certainly beautiful and worthy of preservation! Thank you for your thoughtful comment
Years ago we found that mice love chewing the backbone of phonebooks & magazines. Any books pasted with animal glue or fish gel were particularly edible. Binding is a craft that should be respected & passed on. My total respect sir.
He is very good at explaining the whys.
I’d love to know more about the origins of the book being worked on, judging by the crest on the spine and back cover and the colour of the leather it started out in the House of Commons library. It would be interesting to know how it found it’s way to Canada.
I find this skill and the expertise and knowledge of this absolutely fascinating. If I could choose a skill to indulge in for life this would be it ! I so admire and envy this knowledge and skill and expertise ! Alas, I have a large library of such books which I have read and collected all of my adult life. My library is now quite enormous, but I have some old sets where the late 17th century books are in very poor condition. I wonder what the process is for assessing a book to get a basic estimate of having a rare book fixed by someone with such skill as his Gentleman has. Is it unaffordium? Asking from Australia.
find a local rare book store and you'll find that a lot of owners are also appraisers (at least in Canada). They would assess its value in price. As for bookbinding try looking for binders or people offering any kind of classes in the book arts in the area as they might know someone who can repair rare books (and rare book libraries at the universities nearby). In Canada at least it is paid per hour of work but I'm sure if you find someone nearby you can negotiate something. Best of luck with your library and thank you for watching and your comment!
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🙏 Thank you and GOD Bless you.
Much appreciation from Australia to Canada.
Very interesting !!
I have no idea how I ended up here with you bookreaders since i'm not one, but hey, sheers ! just some guy whose morbidly curious about everything in life. good day :)
well time to start reading, eh?
the needles she shows are leather working needles
There is a science to bookbinding as well.
Amazing!
very informative as well as inspiring…. why Japanese paper? 🧐
God I loved this video......
so I think the difference between Bookbinding and Book Repair is that in Conservation/Repair, the "canonical" materials of the book are important, you want to add and remove as little as possible (with reversible methods, as well, preferably) to return the book to an acceptable state, maintaining the original "artwork".
But in normal bookbinding, it's more like creating a NEW artwork. if you just want to rebind a book and don't care about the original binding, you can simply destroy it and make a new one, but that's unacceptable in conservation
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Don...I have a circa 1750 leather bound "Works of Shakespeare" that needs restoration. May I pay you?
This is Don's contact information: www.dontaylorbookbinder.com/contact
Hopefully these skills are being passed on.
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This Korean UA-camr offers classes in bookbinding in the Seoul area.
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