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The American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.
Visit us in Cultural Row at the 57th annual Antiquarian Book Fair! A biennial Bay Area event for collectors, rare book enthusiasts, and all book lovers. A great opportunity to purchase books, maps, ephemera, drawings, manuscripts, autographs, and more!![]()
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The SF Antiquarian bookfair has FREE admission for librarians, curators, and related non-profit cultural institution workers who register in advance with a valid organizational email address.![]()
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See you there!![]()
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February 27th - March 1st![]()
Pier 27, The Embarcadero
Let’s discuss #NationalReadToYourChildDay! Literacy affects development at an early age. Studies show that children who are read to daily are exposed to over 290,000 words before reaching kindergarten! This exposure builds empathy and emotional awareness while simultaneously opening the door to engage in conversations about the lessons on the page. By discussing the work, children are exposed to various words and walks of life they may not otherwise experience.
The Parliament of Fowls by Geoffrey Chaucer is the first reference to February 14 as a day of love. This day was already a feast day to honor the martyred Saint Valentine. However, Chaucer described it as a day for people to find their lovers. This is told through a narrator dreaming of birds selecting their mates. Nature speaks to the narrator and explains that this event happens every year on St Valentine’s Day.![]()
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#ABM #FridayFact #valentinesday #Chaucer
February's collection highlight isssss![]()
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Knights and Valentines: French Love Songs of the Fifteenth Century by Max Knight, illustrated by Wolfgang Lederer![]()
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Printed at The Private Press of Harold Berliner in fall 1989, from an edition of 283 copies.![]()
It is part of the Howard Kistler Collection. This and many other books are recent additions to the American Bookbinders Museum's special collection. See more online!
Become a Journeyman member and bring your Valentine to the ABM. Wow your date with two free tickets and 10% off in the museum gift shop. Use the hand-carved letterpress cards you received with your membership to write a sweet note to your beloved.![]()
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#valentinesday #MuseumDate #SFDateIdeas
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 [...]
