Wooden boarded binding

City Lit

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In London

£ 179 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

You will make an historically accurate example of a Coptic binding with wooden boards.
You will be taught by practical demonstrations, supported by handouts and individual tuition.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Fold paper into quires
- Marking quires and sew with link stitch
- Drill the wooden boards and prepare them for attachment
- Sew an Ethiopic headband
- Make a braided leather strap
Note: if time allows we will also make a second book in a slightly different style.

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Course programme

- There will be a presentation of the history and importance of Ethiopic bookbinding
- The preparation of the wooden boards and their attachment to the quires (sections)
- Sewing together the paper quires with link stitch
- Ethiopic headbands
- Braiding a leather strap.

There will be an extra cost for materials - wooden boards, linen thread, leather. Probably between £15 - £20. Tools will be provided but it would be useful to bring along a small hand drill or Dremel, a small carpenters square, and a notebook and pencil.

Additional information

You may be interested in book conservation courses such as VD202 and VD203, VD245,6 & 7 or other binding structures such as VD285 Bookbinding: longstitch, coptic and the secret Belgian binding. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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