Links
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Here is an idiosyncratic list, in random order, of some bookbinding, conservation, letterpress and related fields links that we hope you may find useful/interesting. The categories are loose and overlap but are an attempt to make it a little easier to navigate.
We ran out of steam so some categories are a little thin. We haven’t begun to list podcasts and videos etc, but it’s exciting to see the current proliferation of new resources and we will be adding these in due course. This is very much a work in progress…
Please contact us with suggestions for inclusion. Given our location, the list is UK-centric so entries from further afield are especially welcome. Corrections also gratefully received.
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Here is an idiosyncratic list, in random order, of some bookbinding, conservation, letterpress and related fields links that we hope you may find useful/interesting. The categories are loose and overlap but are an attempt to make it a little easier to navigate.
We ran out of steam so some categories are a little thin. We haven’t begun to list podcasts and videos etc, but it’s exciting to see the current proliferation of new resources and we will be adding these in due course. This is very much a work in progress…
Please contact us with suggestions for inclusion. Given our location, the list is UK-centric so entries from further afield are especially welcome. Corrections also gratefully received.
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Organisations
- Society of Bookbinders (SoB) - https://www.societyofbookbinders.com
Designer Bookbinders (DB) - http://www.designerbookbinders.org.uk
Institute of Conservation (Icon) - http://icon.org.uk
Guild of Book Workers (GBW) - https://guildofbookworkers.org
NSW Guild of Craft Bookbinders - https://www.nswbookbinders.org
Canberra Craft Bookbinders Guild - https://canberrabookbinders.org.au
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) - https://www.cbbag.ca
American Institute for Conservation (AIC) - http://www.conservation-us.org/home
International Association of Book and Paper Conservators (IADA) - https://www.iada-home.org/en.html
Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC) - http://www.waac-us.org
Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM) - https://aiccm.org.au
International Institute for Conservation (IIC) - https://www.iiconservation.org
European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers' Organisations (ECCO) - http://www.ecco-eu.org
International Council of Museums (ICOM) - https://icom.museum/en/
ICOM International Committee on Conservation (ICOM-CC) - http://www.icom-cc.org/home
Archives and Records Association (ARA) - https://www.archives.org.uk
Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA) - http://www.aba.org.uk
Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) - http://www.aba.org.uk
British Association of Paper Historians (BAPH) - http://www.baph.org.uk
British Printing Society (BPS) - https://www.bpsnet.org.uk
Fine Press Book Association (FPBA) - https://fpba.com
Printing Historical Society (PHS) - http://printinghistoricalsociety.org.uk
The Stationers Company - https://www.stationers.org
Oxford Conservation Group - https://oxfordconservatorsgroup.wordpress.com
Oxford Guild of Printers - https://www.oxfordguildofprinters.com
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) - https://www.iccrom.org
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) - https://www.ifla.org -
Institutions and collections
- St Bride Foundation - https://www.sbf.org.uk
British Library - https://www.bl.uk
Bodleian Libraries - https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The National Archives - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Victoria & Albert Museum - https://www.vam.ac.uk
Lambeth Palace Library - https://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org
Chester Beatty - https://chesterbeatty.ie
Vatican Library digital collections - https://digi.vatlib.it
Bibliotheca Philadelphiensis - http://openn.library.upenn.edu/html/bibliophilly_contents.html
National Library of Scotland - https://www.nls.uk
National Library of Wales - https://www.library.wales
The John Rylands Library - https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/rylands
Trinity College Dublin Library - https://www.tcd.ie/library/
Royal Collection - https://www.rct.uk
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - https://www.lacma.org
The Huntington - https://www.huntington.org
Getty - https://www.getty.edu
London Metropolitan Archives - https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/Pages/default.aspx
Guildhall Library - https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/guildhall-library/Pages/default.aspx -
Education and training
- North Bennett Street School, Boston, Massachusetts - https://www.nbss.edu/full-time-programs/bookbinding
Accredited programme in bookbinding
Rare Book School, University of Virginia - https://rarebookschool.org
Annual summer programme of short courses, primarily in book history, held at various USA locations; can lead to a Certificate of Proficiency
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation, West Sussex - https://www.westdean.org.uk
Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies
MA Conservation Studies
MA Collections Care and Conservation Management
Short bookbinding and conservation courses
City Lit, London - https://www.citylit.ac.uk
Three term course in essential bookbinding
Centro del Bel Libro, Ascona – https://www.cbl-ascona.ch/en/home
Short courses on aspects of bookbinding and book arts
Northumbria University, Newcastle - https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria/courses/conservation-of-fine-art
MA Conservation of Fine Art, specialism in Works of Art on Paper
Lincoln University - https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/hh/conservation/
BA(Hons) Conservation of Cultural Heritage (NB not focussed on books and paper)
Graduate Diploma Conservation Studies
MA Conservation of Cultural Heritage
MRes Conservation
MA Culture and Heritage Management
MPhil/PhD Conservation of Cultural Heritage
City & Guilds of London Art School - https://www.cityandguildsartschool.ac.uk
Graduate Diploma Arts: Conservation
BA(Hons) Conservation: Books & Paper
MA Conservation: Books & Paper
Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London - https://www.ies.sas.ac.uk/study-training
Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma History of the Book
MA/MRes History of the Book
MPhil/PhD research in book history
London Rare Books School, annual summer programme of short courses in book history
Collaborative short courses held around the UK on aspects of book history
The Montefiascone Conservation Project - http://monteproject.co.uk/en/
Annual summer programme of short courses in bookbinding and conservation.
Care and conservation of manuscripts, University of Copenhagen - https://nors.ku.dk/cc/
Biennial seminar on conservation and preservation of manuscripts
American Academy of Bookbinding, Telluride - https://www.bookbindingacademy.org
Diploma in Fine Binding
Diploma in Integrated Studies (traditional bookbinding and repair)
Short courses in bookbinding and conservation
Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England - https://cfpr.uwe.ac.uk
Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking
MA Multi-Disciplinary Printmaking
MPhil/PhD research in print and book arts
Annual summer short courses on artists’ books and related processes
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation - http://www.winterthur.org/education/academic-programs/graduate-degree-program/winterthur-ud-art-conservation/
MSc Art Conservation
Buffalo State College, State University of New York - https://artconservation.buffalostate.edu
MA Art Conservation
European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration - http://www.restauratorenohnegrenzen.eu/erc/
MA Interdisciplinary Methods in Graphic Art, Book and Document Conservation
Short courses in conservation
London Centre for Book Arts - https://londonbookarts.org/about/
Workshops and short courses in bookbinding, printmaking and related fields
Offers Studio Pass for five full days’ independent use of the centre’s facilities
Professional organisations hold regular conferences and seminars as well as lectures, workshops and short courses. Information on these is available on their websites alongside links to other training opportunities, including tuition offered by individual bookbinders, conservators and book arts practitioners. Online participation is increasingly common. -
Information resources
- AIC Book & Paper Wiki - http://www.conservation-wiki.com/wiki/Book_and_Paper_Group_Wiki
Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus - https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/aat/
Getty Conservation Collection - https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/guides_bibliographies/conservation_collection/index.html
Ligatus list of books on terminology - https://www.ligatus.org.uk/lcd/category/71
ICCROM Guide to Risk Management of Cultural Heritage - https://www.iccrom.org/wp-content/uploads/Guide-to-Risk-Managment_English.pdf
Briar Press - http://briarpress.org
Letterpress Alive in UK - http://www.letterpressalive.co.uk
Fonts in Use - https://fontsinuse.com
Letterpress Commons - https://letterpresscommons.com
The Book & Paper Gathering - https://thebookandpapergathering.org
The Chantry Library - https://chantrylibrary.org
The Book Arts Web - https://www.philobiblon.com
Chester Beatty Conservation - https://chesterbeatty.ie/conservation
The Book Arts Newsletter - https://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/newsletters
European Research Centre for Book and Paper Conservation-Restoration - http://www.restauratorenohnegrenzen.eu/erc
MuseumPests.net - https://museumpests.net
The Legacy Press - http://www.thelegacypress.com/index.html
Most organisations have resources available through their websites, including videos of lectures and demonstrations, as well as their own newsletters, journals and other publications.
Social media groups are abundant: just start googling! -
Suppliers
- J Hewit & Sons - https://www.hewit.com
Leather manufacturers; bookbinding supplies
Harmatan Leather - https://www.harmatan.co.uk/index.html
Bookbinding leathers
Steve Siegel Leather - https://siegelleather.com
Bookbinding leathers
William Cowley Parchment Makers - http://www.williamcowley.co.uk
Vellum and parchment
Studio Tone - https://www.studiotone.net
Blocking and printing dies
Metallic Elephant - https://www.metallicelephant.co.uk
Hot foil printing and stamping equipment; dies; brass type
Linecasting Machinery - https://linecasting.com
Engineers and suppliers to the printing trade
Letterpress and Printmaking Services - https://www.instagram.com/lps.letterpress
Letterpress machinery and equipment (specialist arm of Linecasting Machinery)
Urban Fox Letterpress - https://urbanfoxletterpress.co.uk
Letterpress machinery, equipment, type, blocks, sundries
Andersen’s Book Bindery - https://bookbindingaustralia.com.au
Bookbinding materials, tools, equipment
Shepherds Sangorski & Sutcliffe - https://store.bookbinding.co.uk/store
Bookbinding materials, tools, equipment; paper
Lyme Bay Press - https://store.lymebaypress.co.uk
Letterpress supplies; polymer plates
Conservation By Design - https://www.cxdinternational.com/home
Conservation and preservation tools, equipment, materials
John Purcell Paper - https://www.johnpurcell.net
Fine and archival papers; boards
Printing Roller Services - http://www.printingrollerservices.co.uk/index.html
New and recovering rubber printing rollers
Lawrence Art Supplies - https://www.lawrence.co.uk
Printmaking supplies, tools, equipment; papers; other art supplies
Paekakariki Press - http://paekakarikipress.com
Ludlow slugs and Monotype composition casting
Two Rivers Paper - https://www.tworiverspaper.com
Handmade papers
Twinrocker Paper- https://www.twinrockerhandmadepaper.com/showprod.php
Handmade papers, papermaking and bookbinding supplies
GMW (Geräte, Material, Werkzeuge) - https://gmw-shop.de/en
Conservation tools, equipment, materials
Jemma Lewis Marbling - https://www.jemmamarbling.com
Marbled papers; bespoke designs
Hamburger Buntpapier Susanna Krause - http://www.hamburgerbuntpapier.de
Paste papers and marbled papers
Gangolf Ulbricht Werkstatt für Papier - http://papiergangolfulbricht.de/en
Handmade papers, particularly specialist art and conservation makes
Hiromi Paper - https://hiromipaper.com
Japanese papers (some others); bookbinding, conservation and papermaking supplies
G F Smith - https://www.gfsmith.com
Papers; paper converting
N A Graphics - https://www.nagraph.com
Letterpress supplies, materials, equipment, tools
Connolly Leather - http://connollybros.co.uk/index.html
Leather
F J Ratchford - https://ratchford.co.uk
Bookbinding materials, tools and equipment
Wright’s of Lymm - https://www.stonehouses.co.uk
Gold leaf and gilding supplies
Pergamena - https://www.pergamena.net
Leather and parchment
Arville Textiles - https://www.arville.com
Specialist textiles including aerolinen and aerocotton
Winter & Co - https://www.winter-company.com/en/
Covering materials
Wildman & Bugby - https://wildmanbugby.co.uk
Leather
Altenburger Pergamente - https://www.pergament-trommelfell.de
Parchment
V V Rouleaux - https://www.vvrouleaux.com
Ribbons and trimmings
Kurz - https://www.kurz.co.uk
Hot print foils
Phillips Foils - http://www.pfl.uk.com
Hot print foils
Deffner & Johann - https://www.deffner-johann.de
Conservation and preservation tools, equipment, materials
Willard Conservation - https://www.willard.co.uk
Conservation and preservation tools, equipment, materials
Secol - https://www.secol.co.uk
Archival polyester enclosures
TALAS - https://www.talasonline.com
Bookbinding, conservation and preservation tools, equipment, materials
Composing Room Stores - http://www.happydragonspress.co.uk/composing_room_stores.shtml
Letterpress supplies
Adana - https://www.adanaletterpress.co.uk
Adana machines, rollers, parts; letterpress equipment, supplies; polymer plate supplies
Au Ver à Soie - http://www.silk-thread.com
Silk thread
AMR Logan Press - https://www.instagram.com/letterpress_supplies
Letterpress machinery, equipment, type, sundries
M&H Type - https://www.arionpress.com/mandh-about
Monotype and Thompson typecasting
University Products - https://www.universityproducts.com
Conservation and preservation tools, equipment, materials
Skyline Type Foundry - https://skylinetype.com
Thompson typecasting
Cornelissen - https://www.cornelissen.com
Pigments; printmaking supplies and equipment; papers; gilding and other art supplies
Jackson’s Art Supplies - https://www.jacksonsart.com
Printmaking, gilding and other art supplies -
Other
- UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/heritage
University of York CodeX project - https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/research/current-projects/codex
Ligatus Linked Conservation Data project - https://www.ligatus.org.uk/lcd
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