I introduced Werner Kiessig in this post from 2020 . Kiessig lived and worked in Berlin, Ost, but was also a member of the Meister der Einba...

It was once again my pleasure to collaborate with Don Rash and his Boss Dog Press by translating essays from the German that highlight the w...

Below the image for bookbinding from Meinholds Handwerkerbilder . This was number 15 in the series illustrating trades. They were produced b...

Recently acquired a copy of Der Ewiger Jude  ( The Wandering Jew ) illustrated with 12 woodcuts by Frans Masereel in a binding by the Düsse...

Ich bin immer auf der Suche nach interessantem zur Buchbinderei. In letzter Zeit sind gleich 3  Päckchen zu Werner G. Kiessig, Meister der E...

And now, another story about a "bone folder," this time a fairy tale that contains many autobiographical references to bookbinding...

German binding manuals and related books of the first third of the 20th century often featured ideas and designs for bindings to instruct an...