Little book of book making: timeless techniques and fresh ideas for beautiful handmade books
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"Making books by hand has never been cooler, with this inspiring guide to 30 top bookmakers working today, plus 21 tutorials for essential techniques to make your own books. Crafters, artists, writers, and book lovers can't resist a beautifully handbound book. Packed with wonderfully eclectic examples, this book explores the intriguing creative possibilities of bookmaking as a modern art form, including a wide range of bindings, materials, and embellishments. Featured techniques include everything from Coptic to concertina binding, as well as experimental page treatments such as sumi-e ink marbling and wheat paste. In addition to page after page of inspiration from leading contemporary binderies, Little Book of Bookmaking includes a practical section of21 easy-to-follow illustrated tutorials"--
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Rivers, C. (2014). Little book of book making: timeless techniques and fresh ideas for beautiful handmade books. First American edition. Random House Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Rivers, Charlotte. 2014. Little Book of Book Making: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Beautiful Handmade Books. Random House Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Rivers, Charlotte, Little Book of Book Making: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Beautiful Handmade Books. Random House Inc, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Rivers, Charlotte. Little Book of Book Making: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Beautiful Handmade Books. First American edition. Random House Inc, 2014.
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