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The American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum

The American Bookbinders Museum explores and celebrates the craft, culture, and tools of bookbinding.

Magicians have been using illusionary techniques for centuries to intrigue or trick audiences by relying on sequencing and timing, hiding and revealing information, and curating an experience for the audience. Join book artist Keri Schroeder in learning how to merch these concepts to create engaging book art in Smoke and Mirrors a special webinar with the American Bookbinders Museum. May 24th 11:00am PST #bookbinding #magic #bookart #musuem ... See MoreSee Less
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Are you a museum lover? Show your support by becoming an ABM member! When you become a member of the ABM Guild, you receive free admission, museum store discounts, and great gifts. Your membership supports museum projects like: special exhibits, museum events and school programs. Different levels of memberships have different levels of access. Check out the level that works for you!#abmguild #museummembership #learning #ABM #americanbookbindersmuseum #supportmuseums ... See MoreSee Less
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Did you know that Mexico has the longest print tradition in North America? Starting in the mid-sixteenth century, woodcut prints, used for devotional, political, and visual entertainment. This tradition developed over time into the creation of political caricatures as a form of rebellion. Prints played an important role in the dissemination of information during the Mexican Revolution and the fight for Mexican Independence we celebrate today. #printing #cincodemayo #MexicanRevolution #woodcut Image: Plate 11: striking workers in June 1906 protesting for equal rights from their American employees, at the mining company Green Consolidated. ,From the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana(prints of the Mexican Revolution).Artist: Pablo Esteban O'Higgins (American, Salt Lake City, Utah 1904–1983 Mexico City)Courtesy of the MET ... See MoreSee Less
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We are celebrating our first ten years at 355 Clementina St. Join us for Chapter 10, a free exhibit looking back at ten years of special exhibits exploring the story of the book. Open April 12th - May 10th. Experience exhibitions of yesteryear like Bound for Beauty, Making Their Mark, and The Joy of Cookbooks. For those who can't make it to the museum, visit our website to see the full Bound for Beauty, Making Their Mark, and Celebrating the 19th Amendment exhibits virtuall#bookbindingn#CH10##10yearsy#exhibitioni#FREE##freesfr#ABM #museumuseum ... See MoreSee Less
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Have books that you care about preserving? Here are 3 easy steps that you can take with your collection at home to ensure its future is viable. Store your books in a low-humidity environment without direct sunlight and little temperature variation. Avoid attics and basements, as these locations are susceptible to moisture and extreme temperatures. When shelving books, store small to medium books upright with support on both sides. If books are leaning, it can cause spines and covers to warp. Large books that cannot be easily supported should lie flat on their cover. Dust your books regularly. Dust is acidic and can cause discoloration, brittleness, or even dust cementation when built up.Image from Invalluable #preservationweek #ABM #bookbinding #bookcollection #collectioncare ... See MoreSee Less
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Ángel and Aurora
Ángel and Aurora

Diary Technique: parchment with carved edges and exposed seam. 18 x 10 cm  2001  

Fan Notebook
Fan Notebook

Technique: made of cotton fabric and Ingres Fabriano cardboard. 16.5 x 3.2 cm (closed)  2002

Ángel
Ángel

Diary Technique: leather spine, embossed, and hand-painted paper. 12 x 8.5 cm  2000

Beatriz
Beatriz

Diary Technique: Pigskin with sheepskin mosaic and embossing; the edges are carved and painted, hand-painted guards and metal register. 18x12  cm  2002.

Inés
Inés

Journal. Technique: Made with cotton thread and inlaid beads.16x10 cm  2004

Elisa
Elisa

Elisa. Journal made with red and black suede, carved edges and details that come from the seam, French endpapers and separator with suede details. Year 2002. Dimensions 19x12.5 cm.

Alejandro
Alejandro

Alejandro. Portablock with thread detail on the cover. Year 2006. Dimensions 12x8.5cm.  

Maria
Maria

María. Italian fabric diary with cotton thread details, handmade bridles and painted edges. Year 2003. Dimensions 24x18 cm.  

Blanca
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

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 [...]

Miguel Hernandez
Miguel Hernandez

Miguel Hernandez, by Jose Luis Ferris. Prepared for the 1st International Art Bookbinding Exhibition, held by the “Llar del Llibre” Workshop in Alicante, Spain. Bound in natural sheepskin leather, with acrylic-tinted carved edges, amate paper [...]

Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days

Le tour du monde en quatre vingt jours/(Around the World in Eighty Days, original French edition), by Jules Verne Prepared for the International Competition of the 8th World Art Bookbinding Biennial, held in Paris, France, in 2005: “Un calendr [...]

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