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The American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.
Are you celebrating National Read a Book Day? 📚📖 Guests from our last workshop will be. They now have beautiful re-bound books including The Last Stop, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and The Wind in the Willows. What book are you reading?![]()
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The labor of women in bookbinding was long overlooked. One organization that moved women forward in the craft was the British Guild of Women Binders, which opened in 1897. This “guild” operated as a business collective formed in the arts and crafts movement and included members such as Florence Paget, Florence de Rheims, and Eleanor Joachim, among many others. The guild sold books bound by the women who joined and taught classes so more women could enter the field. ![]()
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Fellow binders and collectors of the time questioned the quality of work from The Guild of Women Binders, believing that women could not have made books of their caliber. Instead, they believed the books were made at Hampstead Bindery, an all-male bindery with the same owner as The Guild of Women Binders, and then resold. The guild's exclusivity and high prices partnered with these sentiments and ultimately caused the organization to close in 1904, leaving a legacy of fine craftsmanship. ![]()
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Photograph by Edward Nudelman of More English Fairy Tales by London: G. Batten, bound by Helen Scholfield in 1894. This binding is Morocco leather with inlays, gilt butterfly designs on both covers and a gilt title on the spine.
According to marbling lore the Spanish Moire, also known as the Spanish Wave technique was invented by accident. This was because of an intoxicated journeyman in the craft whose shaking hands caused the paper to rock, making the ripples this style is known for. ![]()
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To learn more about different styles of marbling don't miss Marbling Around the World, a discussion with marbler Pietro Accardi TOMORROW, or The Magic of Marbling exhibit opening at the American Bookbinders Museum on September 21s#FridayFacty#bookbindingn#marblingb#bookbindersmuseumu#MOIREm#spanishan#magicofmarblingb#Webinarb#exhibitionition ![]()
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Art by @accardibookarts
Our display cases support our self-guided Signature Tour, our audio tour and our Scavenger Hunt. There is a wealth of explanatory text displayed in the cases, but it is difficult to read due to a lack of adequate lighting. Help us shine a light on our cases by donating to add LED lights! #ABM #donate #giving #thankyou
This is your last chance to see Anatomy of a Book | What Books are Made of for FREE at the American Bookbinders Museum !!!![]()
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Ever wonder what materials are used to make the book you are reading? It may be more complex than you realize. Historically they were made from organic materials like paper, wood, and leather, but now there is a myriad of interesting synthetics.![]()
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Come see our latest exhibit and explore the different categories of materials and their various uses before it closes THIS SATURDAY. ![]()
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Maria
María. Italian fabric diary with cotton thread details, handmade bridles and painted edges. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.
Blanca
Blanca. Collage with sheepskin on both sides. Cuts in the inner sheets and registers of henequen thread. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.
Violeta
Violeta. Journal bound in Valencian dyed sheepskin leather, with carved edges, the journal covers in turn form the protection box, French endpapers, bridles and nail details. It was sewn on a loom with linen thread. Year 2003. Dimensions 18x12 [...]
