A sometimes neglected art form

Bookbinding

Bookbinding

“the process of

physically

assembling a

book from a

number of folded

or unfolded

sheets of paper or

other material. It

usually involves

attaching covers

to the resulting

text-block.”

The first books

Made almost

6,000 years

ago!

Carved into

stone or bone.

This stone

tablet from

2400 BC was

found in Syria,

ad told of the

once-great city

of Elba.

It was dried and used to write on.

Then came papyrus scrolls…

Papyrus was a plant abundant in the Nile Delta of Egypt.

Palm Leaf Books

Wooden cover

and backing, with

a hole punched

through the

center to connect

them all.

Few books of this

time exist today

due to

decomposition.

Wooden and leather bound books

Appeared in the

6th century, so

after 500 CE.

European Monks

held them in high

regard.

For the next 1400

years, the

majority of the

books created

were by monks.

Gutenberg press

In 1447, an

automated

binding machine

was invented for

binding books.

Many people

continued to bind

books by hand.

Advances in Paper

In the 1800s it

was discovered

wood pulp could

be used to make

paper.

The number of

books society was

able to make

increased, and

with that

demand, binding

machines were

improved.

Further advances

Machines are

made to trim

pages and to glue

the binding

together.

Improvements to

covers for hard-

covered books.

a bookbinding project inspired by a childhood memory

Don't Judge a Book by its Cover

You will select a childhood memoryGood or bad, but it must be from more than 5

years ago

You will then transform what you recall into a generalized interpretation of the event and collage this on your cover.

For your book binding project…

Reinvented when retrieved.Vivid some times, yet unclear others.Can involve different senses.Essential for our existence.

Precious.

Memory is…

Door GlassPaneShade Ledge

SillHouseOpenCurtainFrame

ViewBreezeSashScreenShutter

In the home…

Nurse SickLawyerMedicineHealth

HospitalDentistPhysicianOfficeIll

PatientStethosco

peSurgeonClinicCure

At the hospital…

On to the good stuffArtist inspirations

Joyce Ellen Weinstein

Our memory

plays tricks on us.

What was once

abstracted

becomes

concrete.

Prague/Waldsee

What could be

represented by

this multi-media

collage?

Joyce Ellen Weinstein

Is this a literal

interpretation?

How could we

tell?

Would we know

this is about war

if it had been

titled differently?

Reflection on War

Prague/Waldsee

Barbara Page

Creates collages

on discarded

index cards from

the library.

Focuses on what

memories she

recalls from each

book.

Barbara Page

How does she

portray this book,

The World is Flat

in abstract ways?

Polymer clay

Varieties of paper

Fabric

Medallion

What other

materials can you

think to use?

What elements of

this piece suggest

a narrative?

Let's take a moment

Write down ten

memorable

experiences of

childhood.

Brainstorm!

Pick a memoryCollect imagery that symbolizes the memory,

but does not show it at face valueYou must collage at minimum 5

elements/images/media onto your coverWe will bind the books ourselves and you may

use them as a journal or sketchbook for this class or something else

Share our journals

Some guidelines:

My example

Some Student examples