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...

Yesterday, I learned of the passing of John Francis Dean (2/11/1936  -  2/29/2024). Looking back, John probably had the greatest impact on m...

It was with sadness that I took notice today of the passing of Dietmar Klein 10/14/1943 - 2/22/2024), the bookbinding Meister I apprenticed ...

Once upon a time, isn't that the way most tales start, I organized my first national traveling exhibition for the Guild of Book Workers....

January 27 th is recognized as Holocaust Memorial Day , the day of the Soviet liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. With the increasing and ongo...

I've always wanted to put a face to the name. In the case of Ernst Collin that was, sadly, not possible. I got excited recently when I d...

In this [final] installment I will walk through the steps of constructing the ur-Bradel, in German "Pappband" as it would have bee...