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Special Formats, Innovative Preservation Storage Solutions, Peter D. Verheyen
Special Formats, Innovative Preservation Storage Solutions, Peter D. Verheyen
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
The presentation dealt with the tube storage system developed for architectural and other over-sized drawings at Syracuse University Library.
The Bone Folder By Ernst Collin, Peter D. Verheyen
The Bone Folder By Ernst Collin, Peter D. Verheyen
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
DER PRESSBENGEL/THE BONE FOLDER: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN AN AESTHETICALLY- INCLINED BIBLIOPHILE AND A WELL-VERSED-IN-ALL-ASPECTS-OF-THE- CRAFT BOOKBINDER By Ernst Collin, translated and introduced by Peter D. Verheyen Der Pressbengel, by Ernst Collin, was originally published in German in 1922. This is its first translation into English. Conceived as a dialogue between a bibliophile and a master bookbinder on all aspects of the bookbinding craft as well as specific techniques, the text also addresses the conflicts between quality and cost and matters of good taste. An introduction by the translator discusses the historical context of the decline of formal training, a trend …
Der Gebrochene Rücken: A Variation Of The German Case Binding, Peter D. Verheyen
Der Gebrochene Rücken: A Variation Of The German Case Binding, Peter D. Verheyen
Libraries' and Librarians' Publications
The “gebrochene rücken” is variant of the German case “Bradel” binding, something often described as the quintessential German binding structure. It is precise and adaptive to a variety of needs and aesthetic considerations can be worked “in boards” or as a case. Its closest modern relative is the simplified binding (reliure simplifée) as demonstrated by Sün Evrard and Laura Wait. While there are structural differences (that are not as great as one would think given that one is German and the other French), what both these bindings have in common is that they allow for the use of different covering …