DOMINIC RILEY:
Repairing Leather Bindings with Japanese Paper

A video record of Dominic Riley's demonstration at the SoB Seminar in Birmingham, July 2002.

Wnen leather bindings break at the joints, the traditional approach is to reback the binding with leather, re-hanging the boards and relining the spine. However, there are times when this is not feasible.

In recent years, conservator Don Etherington and others have pioneered simple, non-invasive repairs using Japanese tissue. This demonstration by SoB Vice-chairman, Dominic Riley covers these techniques.

Also included here is a slideshow of the prizewinning bindings from the SoB International Bookbinding Competition 2005.

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NICK COWLISHAW:
Rebacking a Cloth Binding

One of the most common problems with Victorian cloth bindings is damage to the spine and joints, leading to detaching of the boards.

The demonstration on this DVD, by one of the UK’s foremost bookbinding teachers, will guide you through the procedures necessary to assess and repair such damage with the minimum cosmetic impact on the binding.

Also included are slideshows of the prizewinning bindings from the SoB International Bookbinding Competition held in 1999, 2001 and 2003.

111 minutes.

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BERNARD MIDDLETON:
Seventy Years in Bookbinding

Bernard C. Middleton, M.B.E., F.S.A is one of the most skilled craftsman of our time. His has now spanned some seventy years, as bookbinder, teacher and writer.

In this film, Bernard looks back on his long and varied life in bookbinding, which began at the of Arts & Crafts in 1938. He remembers his apprenticeship years at the British Museum and reflects on his time spent as the manager of Zaehnsdorf's.He talks about his early years of self-employment in a garret room in Soho, his American adventures and his experiences in the flood-damaged libraries of Florence.

Bernard shares some of his extraordinary techniques for restoring antiquarian books and takes us on a tour of his bindery.

With his characteristically understated humour, his sharp mind and thoughtful observations on the he craft that he loves, Bernard gives us a truly fascinating, often moving and always enjoyable insight into his remarkable world.

123 minutes.

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MAUREEN DUKE:
The Life and Work of a Bookbinder

Maureen Duke is one of the most respected bookbinders and teachers of our time. Over a career spanning more than sixty years she has introduced many students to this special craft. She has travelled widely, taking bookbinding to new audiences around the world, has written extensively on the subject and has been a pioneer in book restoration.

In this remarkable film, Maureen looks back over her career. She reflects on her early years of self-employment, her first forays into the world of teaching and talks with passion about her time leading the full-time course at Guildford.

In retirement Maureen has been busier than ever and we see her in action at Urchfont Manor and West Dean and meet some of her students, past and present, who have been inspired by her skills as a craftsman and communicator.

She takes us on a tour of her extraordinary bindery, which she has occupied for the last forty years, and in a special feature demonstrates some of her favourite techniques which have evolved over many years at the bench.

With a combination of modesty, humour and sure command of her subject, Maureen gives us a rare glimpse into her fascinating world.

165 minutes.

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John L. Coleman: Profile: John Edward McIntyre

James Brockman: One Kind of Training: recollections

Richard Hills: Paper for Books, Advances & Disasters

Michael Wilcox: Making Cloisonné-style Blocks & Finishing Tools

Silim Quraishi: Development of Papermaking in Islamic Countries

Rolando Biondi: An Alternative Method for Re-attaching Boards

Graham Day: Abri: The Mysterious Art of Paper Marbling

Jack C. Thompson: Technology of the Medieval Book

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Ron Clarke: An Amateur Bookbinder's Tale

Tony Ward: An Introduction to Bound Account Books

Arthur W. Johnson: Paper: - Some of its Varieties

Rodney Hobbs: Univ. of Birmingham Library New Bindery

Sif Dagmar Dornheim: Songs, Poems & Miscellanea in the Bookbinding Trade

Robert Sheehy: The Re-attachment of Covers on Tight-Backs

John Mitchell - A Profile

Frank Hippman: The History of the Society

Jill Sellars: 1995 Competition

A Passion for Bookbinding - Maureen Duke: profile

Chris Laver-Gibbs: British 19th Century Papers

Maureen Duke: The Romanian Enterprise: teaching expedition

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John Mitchell: The Need for Education in Bookbinding

J. Rosemary Greager: There's a Book in There Somewhere

Maureen Duke: Are You Working Comfortably?: bindery ergonomics

Sif Dagmar Dornheim: The Bookbinders' Half-Hour Tea Strike, 1806

Sally Martin: Bookbinding Equipment

John Allison: Cuir-Ciselé

David and Jill Sellars: Countdown to Booker

Edmund King: Victorian Books with Decorated Cloth Covers

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Mark Ramsden: The Binding of The Ancient Mariner

Gerald Nason: Yes, But Is It Bookbinding?

John Gardner: An Apprenticeship Remembered

Mark Pinney & Bex Marriott: Change or Decay?

Julian Thomas: Hidden Treasurers

Mel Jefferson: The Quiet One: an interview with Flora Ginn

Bernard Middleton MBE: bcm@rit: a library transplanted

Carmencho Arregui: The Label Binding

John Mitchell: Chalk & Cheese: 2 binding styles

Jim Brockman: Rigid Flexibility: The Concave Spine

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Flora Ginn: A Patron's Portrait: a sketch of the man behind the reputation

J. Brian Edwards: The Cambridge Panel: the judges' verdict at Homerton College 2001

Jozsef Sisitka: Water Resistant: a papermill on the river Thames

Dominic Wall: An Introduction to Parchment: just what is parchment?

David Grange: Time Honoured: a traditional Book of Hours for the 21st Century

Alan Gardiner: The Belgian Experience: training across the Channel

Glenn Bartley: Dyeing Art: airbrushing on vellum - an expert reveals all

Mel Jefferson: Jones the Book: an interview with Trevor Jones

Arthur W. Johnson: The Teacher's Tale: adventures along the way

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various: William Matthews: master craftsman

Pascal Fulacher: Bookbinding Schools in France: stability & diversity

Hidden Treasures from the Royal Collection

John Westwood: Designing for the Folio Society: blocking on publishers' cloth cases

Stuart Brockman: Competition 2003: a report from The organiser

Christine Gibbs: Colouring Paper: some methods used during the late 19th & 20th Century

James Brockman: The Silver Kelmscott Chaucer: the bookbinder's tale

George Davidson: Adhesives: getting to grips with the technology

Sabine Pierard: Eryldene: bookbinding exhibition in Sidney, 2003

Arthur W. Johnson: Linings & Warpings: to withstand the test of time

Martin Andrews: The Book Designs of Robert Gibbings

Roy Thomson: Towards a Longer Lasting Leather: a summary of the CRAFT leather project

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Alex McGuckin: Michael Wilcox & Courtland Benson: two very different Canadian binders

Arthur W. Johnson: Working with Vellum:…without crossing your fingers

Stuart Brockman: SoB International Competition 2005: a review

Nick Cowlishaw: Making a Chemise & Slipcase: step by step illustrated tutorial

Tim Gulliford: Bound by Alvah Cook: a mysterious binder from Bath

Jon Gilbert: The Question of the Cosway Binding: …and the answer

Richard Smart: The Seventh Book of Remembrance: lest we forget

Dominic Riley: Wooden Boarded Binding Structures : a brief historical outline

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Gordon Hartley: Complete Yorkshire: step-by-step edge gilding with Bob Holroyd

David Pearson: Common or Garden: in praise of 'ordinary' bindings

Yvette Fletcher: Skin Care: The Leather Conservation Centre

Stuart Brockman: SoB International Competition 2007: review & winning bindings

Dominic Riley: London Strife: the 1786 bookbinding strike

David Penton: A Matter of Opinion: Mark Cockram - a profile

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Graham Moss: Ann Muir 1939-2008: an obituary

Mel Jefferson: Bookbiker: an interview with Glenn Bartley

Alfref H Shorter: Paper Making & Water Paper Mills in England: a brief history

Wesley Baker: Clamming up: step-by-step boxmaking

David Penton: Easy on the Fevicol!: bookbinding tuition in India

Sonja Schwoll: Sorting the Inside Out: paper repair for bookbinders

Alan Fitch: Jemima: a binding by Gavin Rookledge

Pamela Birch: Cover Story: bookbinding exhibition in Northampton

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Gene Riley: A Tale of Four Halves: Mary Cartwright, lady bookbinder

Ian Andrews: Pattern Recognition: determining age via design

Doug Rice: Master Classes: binders from the Central School

Sayaka Fukuda: Japanese Lacquered Albums: their heritage, problems & repair

Stuart Brockman: SoB International Competition 2009: all the winners from Warwick

Dave Perry: It's a Fine Line: tooling à la Cobden-Sanderson

Sam Ellenport: A Bookbinding Anomaly: linked-spine designs

Richard Aitken: Book of the Dyeing: ledger conservation

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Paul S. Smith: In the Gothic Mould: one man's papier maché…

Robert Hamer: Jigs & Theses: double-fanned adhesive binding

Chris Calver: Anthony Gardner OBE: a report from our private detective

Stuart Brockman: Collaboration: the binding of the Highgrove Florilegium

Kathy Abbott: Binder's Choice: bindings by Tomorrow's Past

Nick Cowlishaw: The Cambridge Panel: don't throw that old toothbrush away!

Alan Fitch: Hebridean Colours: an interview with Corinna Krause

Gene Riley: Squaring the Circle: emergency conservation in the field

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Alan Fitch: Forwarded But Not Yet Finished: an interview with Julian Thomas MBE

Arthur Green: A Springback Stationery Binding: a step-by-step tutorial

Arthur Green & Hannah Brown: SoB International Competition 2011: review & prizewinners

Lester Capon: High Church: extreme conservation in Ethiopia

Samantha Elliot: The Vanishing Art of Fore-edge Painting: now you see it…

Ann Tomalak: Preserving Tomorrow's Past: conserving Edgar Mansfield's artwork

Raymond Bonnett: Foxing: to bleach or not to bleach…

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