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American Bookbinders Museum The Story of the Book Audio, Group, Guided & School Tours Exhibits, Lectures, Events The only museum in North America dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of bookbinding. See how books were bound by hand until the 19th century; marvel at the first machines

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Collector’s Talk and Tour for Stenciling in Book & Applied Arts

Join us on Saturday, December 9th at 2pm at the American Bookbinders Museum, for a talk and tour of ABM’s newest exhibition, Stenciling in Book & Applied Arts. Collector Alex Angell with share his immense store of knowledge regarding the art, history and technique of stenciling in Japanese Katazome, French

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SF in SF with John Scalzi

Join us for a special mid-week SF in SF when SF author and raconteur John Scalzi comes to the American Bookbinders Museum, reading and in conversation with writer, gamer, and futurist Kimberly Unger. John Scalzi is probably best known for his Old Man’s War series, three novels of which have been

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Marbling Fine Bindings

  Saturday Dec. 2, 11am  PT Join bookbinder–and marbler–Deborah V. Thomson of Echo Art Bindery for a look at marbling techniques on fine bindings. Deborah has a diploma in fine binding from the American Academy of Bookbinding where she studied with Don Glaister, Peter Geraty and Monique Lallier. She learned

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Designing with Typography

Join us on Saturday, October 21 for the second of two virtual lectures with design binder Brenda Gallagher. “As a graphic designer, I enjoy making designs for books using letterforms in my designs. I’ll show you several ways to use letters as objects of design and discuss several ways of

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Tips & Tricks for Developing Design Ideas

Join us on Saturday, October 7, for the first of two virtual lectures with designer and book artist Brenda Gallagher. This first will cover generating design ideas for bookbinding. A basic how-to for bookbinders looking for ways to create design ideas for bookbinding, the talk will begin with the content

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Introduction to Bookbinding for Adults / Introducción a la Encuadernación para Adultos

August 5, 10:00 – 2:00 Back by popular demand–last chance to take Introduction to Bookbinding with master binder Dulce Maria Luna! Adults 18 and up will learn the elements that make up a book. Bookbinding is a traditional craft still practiced today. In this 4-hour session you will produce a

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American Bookbinders Museum The Story of the Book Audio, Group, Guided & School Tours Exhibits, Lectures, Events The only museum in North America dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of bookbinding. See how books were bound by hand until the 19th century; marvel at the first machines

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View the American Bookbinders Museum your way. Self-guided Tours                                                                                               Guided Tours      Audio      Text-based             Groups      Schools            

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The Story of the Book   Audio, Guided, Group & School Tours  Exhibits, Lectures & Events 355 Clementina Street, San Francisco Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm www.bookbindersmuseum.org • 415-824-9754 The only museum in North America dedicated to preserving and promoting the art and history of bookbinding. See how

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