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Michael Burke: An Italian Paper Case

Community Centre, Kelsall Chester Road, Kelsall

Flexible or limp bindings have been made widely in Europe for many hundreds of years. About one in ten medieval books had a limp binding. Limp bindings were made extensively...

£30

Glenn Malkin: An Introduction to Decorative Techniques in Contemporary Bookbinding

Ground Floor Hall, Congregational Chapel, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London Ground Floor Hall, Congregational Chapel, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom

In this practical demonstration Glenn will show a range of techniques used in contemporary bookbinding to decorate leather or cloth covers. He will talk about airbrushing, spraying and sprinkling to...

Barry Clark – Beginners’ workshop: Making a multi-section hardback

The Portico Library 57 Mosely St, Manchester, United Kingdom

Working with local bookbinder Barry Clark you will make a hardback notebook suitable for writing or sketching. First, we will make the flat-back sewn book block, with tipped-on plain endpapers....

£80

Michael Burke: Buried Alive! Books Unearthed in Our Time

The Portico Library 57 Mosely St, Manchester, United Kingdom

With Michael Burke, bookbinder and specialist in ancient and medieval bindings This lecture tells three stories of extraordinary ancient books that were lost for centuries and then found again. All...

£6

Louisa Boyd: Artist’s book with paper cut details

Community Centre, Kelsall Chester Road, Kelsall

In this workshop we will make a complete miniature artist's book, using a concertina structure. It will involve working with an original print (provided) for the interior pages, adding a...

£30

Book Arts Day 2024

First Floor Hall, Congregational Chapel, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London First Floor Hall, Congregational Chapel, Kelly Street, Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom

Running for a third year, an opportunity to meet and buy from over twenty book artists based around London and further afield. Returning book artists include Ruth Martin, Batool Showghi...

Free