Some more paste paper covered books from my collection, one by a "professional," the others by apprentices. The first is on Buch...

Paste papers, Kleisterpapiere in German, are one of the oldest forms of decorated papers. They were "developed" in German-speaking...

I've had this poem parked for future sharing, but prompted by the American Bookbinders Museum in San Francisco that started sharing boo...

Below, a photograph of a bookbindery taken in Berlin by OSRAM , and depicting inappropriate lighting. The photograph is interesting for othe...

For a change, something from Germany's neighbor to the west, France. This is one of my favorite bindings, in large part because I have h...