kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders
Bookbinders invented the guillotine in 1770.
That’s interesting,
Oh no reason it is just a fascinating invention that revolutionized paper cutting for book production…Oh and revolutionized “other industries.”
That’s interesting,
Oh no reason it is just a fascinating invention that revolutionized paper cutting for book production…Oh and revolutionized “other industries.”
March 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Bookbinders invented the guillotine in 1770.
That’s interesting,
Oh no reason it is just a fascinating invention that revolutionized paper cutting for book production…Oh and revolutionized “other industries.”
That’s interesting,
Oh no reason it is just a fascinating invention that revolutionized paper cutting for book production…Oh and revolutionized “other industries.”
By any chance, do I have any followers who are bookbinders? Or librarians, archivists, conservators, etc. with bookbinding experience?
March 19, 2024 at 5:10 AM
By any chance, do I have any followers who are bookbinders? Or librarians, archivists, conservators, etc. with bookbinding experience?
Bet you didn’t think you’d be getting serious answers from real-life bookbinders! 😆 📚
February 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Bet you didn’t think you’d be getting serious answers from real-life bookbinders! 😆 📚
If I had to travel back in time for a mundane reason, it would be to ask a variety of bookbinders what the fuck
September 21, 2026 at 1:47 PM
If I had to travel back in time for a mundane reason, it would be to ask a variety of bookbinders what the fuck
Bookbinders and restorers in the 1930s and ’40s helped the Nazi regime create a database that was used to persecute and kill Jews and others who were deemed racially impure, a British researcher has found.
How Bookbinders Helped the Nazis Track Holocaust Victims
Conservation experts helped the Nazi regime inspect church and civil archives to track down people they sought to persecute, a researcher concluded.
nyti.ms
February 24, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Bookbinders and restorers in the 1930s and ’40s helped the Nazi regime create a database that was used to persecute and kill Jews and others who were deemed racially impure, a British researcher has found.
This studious mole was the logo for a bookbinders
September 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
This studious mole was the logo for a bookbinders
I just learned that the saint who was martyred by being skinned alive is the patron of leather workers and bookbinders.
The saint who was martyred by stoning is the patron of stonemasons.
Catholicism has a truly special sense of humor.
The saint who was martyred by stoning is the patron of stonemasons.
Catholicism has a truly special sense of humor.
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I just learned that the saint who was martyred by being skinned alive is the patron of leather workers and bookbinders.
The saint who was martyred by stoning is the patron of stonemasons.
Catholicism has a truly special sense of humor.
The saint who was martyred by stoning is the patron of stonemasons.
Catholicism has a truly special sense of humor.
Old Original Bookbinders in Old City, Philadelphia
#architecturalphotography
#philly
#streetscape
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#philly
#streetscape
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December 21, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Old Original Bookbinders in Old City, Philadelphia
#architecturalphotography
#philly
#streetscape
#photography
#architecturalphotography
#philly
#streetscape
#photography
My favorite is Saint Bartholomew, patron saint of bookbinders, because he was FLAYED
May 3, 2024 at 6:42 PM
My favorite is Saint Bartholomew, patron saint of bookbinders, because he was FLAYED
I’m doing research on #bookbindings & Antwerp bookbinders in connection with the Officina Plantiniana at the moment, & the ledgers documenting the printing office’s orders & transactions for these craftsmen are treasure troves for all kinds of objects… /1
November 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
I’m doing research on #bookbindings & Antwerp bookbinders in connection with the Officina Plantiniana at the moment, & the ledgers documenting the printing office’s orders & transactions for these craftsmen are treasure troves for all kinds of objects… /1
"that's my cousin, hannah, yes, our ancestors were bookbinders"
April 8, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"that's my cousin, hannah, yes, our ancestors were bookbinders"
#OtD 5 Oct 1839 French bookbinder and son of an agricultural labourer, Eugène Varlin, was born. An organiser in the Bookbinders' Society, he became a socialist and member of the First International. He died during the Paris Commune stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1260...
October 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
#OtD 5 Oct 1839 French bookbinder and son of an agricultural labourer, Eugène Varlin, was born. An organiser in the Bookbinders' Society, he became a socialist and member of the First International. He died during the Paris Commune stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1260...
I used to be a member of the Society of Bookbinders.
I know acronyms get repurposed by different groups, but maybe some should be left alone. Like this guy has a backpack with "Amtrak POS" on it. Amtrak, c'mon. A whole alphabet of alternatives and you went with that.
October 13, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I used to be a member of the Society of Bookbinders.
Learning how to make zines at the American Bookbinders Museum! youtube.com/shorts/cmz8I...
Learning how to make zines at the American Bookbinders Museum! #zines #books #booktube #fyp
YouTube video by The Asians Represent Podcast
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October 26, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Learning how to make zines at the American Bookbinders Museum! youtube.com/shorts/cmz8I...
The real Caves of Qud is cloning an army of bookbinders for the purpose of manipulating public opinion about myself
December 8, 2024 at 3:55 AM
The real Caves of Qud is cloning an army of bookbinders for the purpose of manipulating public opinion about myself
That was here btw. I have the story on a hard drive somewhere (it was radio) if I find it I'll put it up.
Kater-Crafts Bookbinders in Pico Rivera
The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.
www.atlasobscura.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
That was here btw. I have the story on a hard drive somewhere (it was radio) if I find it I'll put it up.
I love the obsolete Dutch word ‘boeksluiter’, the contemporary term in the Plantin Archives to denote the craftsman who makes metal book clasps. Even women were employed in this trade like Willem vander Waeren’s widow. What would be the English equivalent for ‘boeksluiter’?
#bookhistory
#herbook
#bookhistory
#herbook
December 18, 2024 at 7:53 AM
I love the obsolete Dutch word ‘boeksluiter’, the contemporary term in the Plantin Archives to denote the craftsman who makes metal book clasps. Even women were employed in this trade like Willem vander Waeren’s widow. What would be the English equivalent for ‘boeksluiter’?
#bookhistory
#herbook
#bookhistory
#herbook
Fandom bookbinders when accused of committing a crime when they just DIY printed a thing at home and made it look better than you expected a woman to achieve:
November 25, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Fandom bookbinders when accused of committing a crime when they just DIY printed a thing at home and made it look better than you expected a woman to achieve:
Fishmongers, silversmiths, and bookbinders will rejoice.
July 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Fishmongers, silversmiths, and bookbinders will rejoice.
'Eryn Lawley, a 27-year-old politics graduate, said future-proofing her career meant walking away from the digital world. She is now a second-year bookbinder apprentice at Ludlow Bookbinders in Shropshire, learning a trade whose core techniques have not changed for centuries.'
AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts
AI-proof? Younger workers desert the digital world for traditional crafts
In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuilding
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM
'Eryn Lawley, a 27-year-old politics graduate, said future-proofing her career meant walking away from the digital world. She is now a second-year bookbinder apprentice at Ludlow Bookbinders in Shropshire, learning a trade whose core techniques have not changed for centuries.'
September 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Some upcoming events!
September 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Some upcoming events!