BOOKBINDERS & BINDING SUPPLIERS
SOCIETIES
Designer Bookbinders is one of the foremost societies devoted to the craft of fine bookbinding. Founded over fifty years ago it has, by
means of exhibitions and publications, helped to establish the reputation of British bookbinding worldwide. Its membership
includes some of the most highly regarded makers in the fields of fine bookbinding, book arts and artists’ books, each
with a passion for presenting the bound text as a unique art object.
Society of Bookbinders The society is dedicated to traditional
bookbinding and to the preservation of the printed and written words. Its membership includes both professional and amateur
bookbinders.
British Library Bookbindings is a database and finding aid to the British Library's bookbinding collections. It includes information and images for selected
items from the Library's rich collection of fine bindings of books printed in western Europe from the fifteenth century to
date.
BOOKBINDERS
Carmencho Arregui. Carmecho’s
site includes selections from her writings on bookbinding structures and other related matters.
Chris Hicks - one of my oldest friends, my first teacher of binding and best-man at my wedding - can undertake all types
of binding and repairs on books of all types and from all periods. He also does short-run edition binding for the discerning
private printer
Dominic
Riley & Michael Burke for discerning restoration of paper and bindings, or for commissioning a unique designer
binding from an award-winning craftsman. Their website is not up and running yet but email them at rebound@onetel.com or telephone to 015395 31161 (INT+UK+15395 31161 if phoning from outside the UK).
Trevor Lloyd has been binding and restoring antiquarian books for book collectors,
dealers, and private libraries for over twenty years. His knowledge of books and the materials used in their construction
- together with his skills as a craftsman bookbinder - enables Trevor to rebind and restore antiquarian books to the exact
style of their period and country of origin.
Tomorrow's Past is a small international group of bookbinders who make modern conservation bindings for
antiquarian books. The group includes Kathy Abbott, Carmencho Arregui, Hedi Kyle and Jen Lindsay. Please do have a trawl through their
site; those of you who, like me, are of a conservative nature where books are concerned can overcome your doubts of such
thing, again like me, then I am sure you will be fascinated by what is on show. I most certainly was.
SUPPLIERS
De Boekenmarkt. Aaldert & Tanya hold a massive range of materials and tools, &c for the binder; including lots
of things you didn't know you wanted. They are also utterly charming and helpful
Bookbinding Supplies Robert Cornwall’s
bookbinding equipment is in use all over the world by National Libraries, Museums, Universities, Conservators and individual
Binders. He makes presses and sewing frames individually in high quality kiln dried Beech –a joy to handle and use
Griffen Mill Paper Griffen Mill makes a range of archival handmade papers designed
to resemble handmade paper from past centuries. Papers are available in different weights & thicknesses. All Griffen Mill
papers are made, one sheet at a time using traditional European techniques & fibres.
Ratchford’s Bookbinding Supplies can supply a
comprehensive
range of products that covers the full requirements of most book binders, and
back it up with sound advice and a friendly service.
Shepherds (which also incorporates Sangorski & Sutcliffe and Falkiner Fine Papers) offers
a wide range of binding supplies, services and advice.
Tim James Bookbinding Museum. The
American Bookbinders
Museum began as the private collection of equipment and publications
held by Taurus Bookbinding of San Francisco. In 2006, the collection outgrew the modest bindery and so the museum was created
and was moved to a new location that allows the public to view the collection.
LIBRARIES
St Bride Library Quite simply the world's foremost printing and graphic arts library. The collections
cover printing and related subjects: paper and binding, graphic design and typography, typefaces and calligraphy, illustration
and printmaking, publishing and book-selling and the social and economic aspects of the printing, book, newspaper and magazine
trades.
Museum of the Book at the Rijks Museum Meermanno, a new on-line catalogue of their collections of books, letters, bookplates, and archives.
MISCELLANY
TYPEVENTS Do you use typo/graphic design either by profession or passion, in an academic environment or simply through accident?
Do you work with typo/graphic design for print, web, multimedia or animation or use letterforms in any other creative media?
If you do, then welcome to Typevents, the organisation that unites all those individuals, institutions and corporations that
operate in, or on the edge of, the graphic arts industry.
Appleby-in-Westmorland The former county town of Westmorland, an ideal base from which to explore the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and
the North Pennines.
Eden Valley To explore further aspects of the heritage and culture of the Eden Valley area a visit to Penrtih and Eden Museum
is well worth a visit - or if you can't actually get there you can find out more about its history, collections, exhibitions
and work here.
