Japanese Bookbinding: Instructions From A Master CraftsmanA third-generation traditional bookbinder gives easy-to-follow instructions for making all the major, historically important styles of Japanese bindings as well as traditional book cases—the custom-made folding boxes that afford handsome protection for Japan's exquisite books. The authoritative text, written by one of Japan's leading professional bookbinders, has been fully adapted for Western readers. Both American and Japanese suppliers of traditional tools and materials are provided and substitutes are recommended for items not readily available. For centuries the West has admired Japanese books, but only now can we make them ourselves and take full advantage of their creative possibilities. Stunning and practical, these bindings are ideal for preserving calligraphy, letters, artwork, and poems, for adding a distinctive touch to limited-edition books, and for use as diaries or gifts. |
Contents
Introducing Japanese Books | 3 |
Tools and Materials | 12 |
Basic Binding Procedure | 25 |
Copyright | |
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accordion book album animal glue Apply paste back side backed fabric backing paper Bamboo folding tool binding styles binding thread board thicknesses bone folder book height book sizes bottom Brush paste carboxymethyl cellulose Chinese chitsu clasp cords corner pieces cover material cover paper Edo period endpapers Finished Dimensions flaps flat cord flat punch folded edges folded in half folded text fore-edge four-hole binding front and back handscroll hanshi Heian period hemp hinged book hole of stitch inner binding inner lid inside Japa Japan Japanese binding Japanese book Japanese bookbinding Kangxi kibyōshi knot ledger mallet Materials Text methyl cellulose Mino paper oblong book paper mulberry papermaking Paste brush Paste Tools polyvinyl acetate ruler scroll sheets of thick spine stack steel square stitch row stitching holes surface text paper thick Japanese paper thin title strip toji Tokyo trimmed twisted paper string washi wheat starch woodblock printing wraparound Yamato