A
the concertina, 56
flag book, 125
land and sky accordion, 162, 167
modified, 160
for paper case book, 126
Adhesives, 24
Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries, 11
Artist books, 140
colophons, 141
coptic structure for, 111
drum-leaf structure, 142
land and sky accordion, 160, 162, 167
number of copies of, 141
Asian paper, 144, 146, 150, 167
Auna, Biruta, 95
Awl, 16, 17, 20, 40, 73, 78, 106, 114
B
Basic sewn book, 38
Binding
coptic, 110
full-cloth, 74
Lacunose leather technique, 86
lapped component binding, 73
limp vellum, 124
paper case binding/book, 125
quarter, 176
Birds of Prey (Holland), 143
Blizzard books, 160
Boards. See cover boards
Board shears, 18, 19, 46, 54, 73, 113
Boîte-en-valise (Duchamp), 62
Book anatomy, 22
Book cloth, 24, 29, 46, 49, 64, 74, 77
Boudalis, Georgios, 60, 61, 65, 68
Butterfly binding, 7
Butterfly book, 150
C
Calfskin, 28
Carousel books, 160
Case
applying paper covering to the, 78
German (three-piece), 156
making a lapped-component, 72, 73
text block in the, 79
Cased book, soft leather cover for, 82
The Center for Book Arts, 7, 9, 11, 13
Chain stitch, 110
Chapbook, 37
Clay, Lauren, 162
Cloth (book). See book cloth
Colophons, 141
Concertinas, 56, 160, 164, 165
Connecting sheet, attaching cover boards to, 73
Consolidating spine hinges, 80, 91
Coptic book/binding, 110
Coruscation (Sheehan), 140
Cover boards, 22, 54, 156. See also covers
Covers
accordion books, 54
adding to text block, 72
concertinas, 56
coptic binding, 111
drum-leaf books, 152
hardcover pamphlet, 46
land and sky modified accordion book, 170, 171
limp vellum binding, 124
punching, 114
relief technique with monastic endbands, 95
sewing, for coptic binding, 116, 122
soft leather, 82
“Crash,” 150
Cutting pages, 165
D
De Armendi, Aurora, 11
Decorative papers, 20, 21, 54, 86
DoubleCross Press, 37
Double-sided tape/adhesive, 24, 56, 146, 150, 166
Drum-leaf structure, 142
Duchamp, Marcel, 62
E
Editioning, 141
Egypt, 110
Eliot, George, 7
Endsheet(s), 22, 46, 50, 80, 86, 88, 91, 96, 98
Ethiopia, 110
F
Flaps, 165
Flatback, 62
Folio, 23
Fore edge, 22
Frost, Gray, 124
Functionality, 124
G
German case, 156
Glues and pastes, 20, 21, 24, 25, 70
Goatskin, 28
Greenfield, Jane, 104
Gudy double-stick adhesive, 146, 150
Guillotine, 18, 19, 70, 96, 144, 148
Gutter, 23
H
Hand-sewn endbands, 104
Hardcover book with a cloth hinge, 62
Harlan & Weaver, 11
Head, 22
Headband, 22
Herringbone stitch, 66
Hinge(s), 46, 50, 64, 65, 79, 80, 91
History
multi-signature books, 60
of pamphlets, 36
Hot stamp machine/tools, 20, 21
I
I Know the Woods Come Alive at Night (Holland), 161
Inset label, 76
Italy, 124
J
Japanese tissue, 68, 70, 86, 102
Joint (space), 22, 62, 73, 91, 93
K
Kettle stitch (stations), 27, 65, 96
Kozo, 30, 62, 71. See also Japanese tissue
L
Lacunose leather technique, 82
Land and sky accordion, 160, 162, 167
Lapped component binding, 72
Leaf, 23
Leather(s), 28
Leather cover
for a cased book, 82
relief technique, 95
LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, 11
Limp vellum binding, 124
Lost and Found (Reckitt), 6, 7
Lower East Printshop, 11
M
Marya, Wäldä, 110
Materials. See tools and materials
Mending (Sheehan), 160
Methylcellulose, 20, 24, 49, 70, 77, 80, 84, 86, 91, 93, 146
The Mill on the Floss (Eliot), 7
Mountain fold, 52, 53, 56, 91, 160, 165, 169
Mounting adhesives, 24
Multi-signature books
casing in, 72
hardcover book with cloth hinge, 62
history of, 60
relief technique with monastic endbands, 95
soft leather cover for cased book, 82
Murmurations (Lombardi), 7
Mystery of the Musty Hide (Marchalonis), 63
N
Needle-nose pliers, 104
Nicholls, Sarah, 37
Nipping press, 19, 20, 21, 50, 84, 95, 100, 158
Non-adhesive bindings
coptic binding, 110
limp vellum binding, 124
North Bennet Street School, 7
Notions (Cordeiro), 8
P
Page, 23
Pamphlets
accordion books, 52
basic sewn book, 38
concertina, 56
hardcover, 46
history, 36
paper case book, 126
paper pocket cover for, 44
wrapper for, 42
Paper(s)
for book cloth, 30
curling, 50
for drum-leaf books, 144
for endsheets, 80
for paper case book, 126
terminology, 23
used in pastedowns, 81
Paper case binding/book, 125
Paper Pocket Cover, 44
Parker, Laurel, 62
Paste, adhering the lining with, 70
Pastedowns, 80, 81, 86, 87, 93, 103
Paste recipe, 25
Peak, 23
Peak fold, 91
Pressing books, 171
Pressing the signature, 39, 63, 112
Press, Whittington, 7
Punching holes, 40, 46, 65, 114, 130
Punching jig, 40, 46, 64, 86, 114, 130
PVA (polyvinyl acetate), 24, 49, 64, 70, 73, 74, 77, 80, 82, 84, 86, 91, 93, 98, 146, 148, 166
Q
R
Ramie tape, 64, 65, 66, 67, 79, 88
Relief technique, 95
Reliquary (Sheehan), 163
Reliure-en-valise, 62
Rice paper, 30
S
Sanding and PVA-ing method (Lacunose leather technique), 82
Scrolls, 61
Sewing coptic binding, 116
Sewing for paper case book, 133
Sewing frame and keys, 18, 19, 20, 21
Sewing knots/closures, 26
Sewing monastic endband, 104
Sewing signatures, 66, 96, 118
Sewing stations, 64. See also kettle stitch (stations)
Sewing the flyleaf, 68
Sheehan, Elizabeth, 13, 139, 140, 142, 162, 163
Signature(s), 23
for coptic binding, 112
punching, 114
trimming, 39
Simple Pamphlet Wrapper, 42
Snap-away blade, 93
Soft covers, 152
Soft leather cover, 92
Spine, 22
applying the book cloth for the, 77
butterfly book, 150
coptic binding, 111
gluing (drum-leaf book), 147, 150
tunnel books, 164
Spine hinges, consolidating, 80, 91
Spine strip, making the, 73
Splicing knot, 27
Square knot, 26
T
Tablet, 60
Tail, 22
Tailband, 22
Teflon folder, 16, 17, 20, 21, 49
Text block, 22
accordion-folded, 52
adding covers to, 72
for coptic binding, 111
flag book, 125
German (three-piece) case, 158
gluing, 146
hardcover book with cloth hinge, 63
hardcover pamphlets, 46
preparing for casing, 88
preparing for coptic binding, 112
preparing using Monastic endband, 96
Thimble, 104
Thompson, Cynthia Nourse, 13
Three-hole pamphlet, 38
Three-hole pamphlet stitch, 40
Three-piece (German) case, 156
Tools and materials, 16
U
Ugly Duckling Press, 37
Upholstery leathers, 28
V
Valley fold, 23, 52, 53, 56, 130, 166
Vellum binding, 124
W
Weights, 16, 17. See also pressing books; pressing the signature
Western paper, 62, 68, 80, 86, 91
Women’s Studio Workshop, 9
Wrapper, pamphlet, 42
Y
Yadin, Yigael, 61
Z