Bookbinding 101: Sewing Headbands

When I first started bookbinding headbands were one of the most frustrating things for me. I didn't have this tutorial at the time. It is a good one and will give you the basics in creating a beautiful two color headband for your book.

Digital Scriptorium

The Digital Scriptorium is a growing image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts that unites scattered resources from many institutions into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research.

Digital Scriptorium

On the Edge: Hidden Fore-Edge Paintings

Fore Edge Paintings are beautiful works of art found painted on the fore-edges of books. Some you can directly see, others are hidden until you fan the pages of the book to reveal a beautiful painted scene. Many of these hidden fore-edge paintings became popular in the late 18th-early 19th centuries.

They are worth taking a look at.

The following link goes to the Boston Public Library and their gallery of fore-edge paintings.

On the Edge- The Hidden Art of Fore-Edge Book Painting

photo from: http:blog.paperblanks.com

Medieval Book Reviews

Looking for a book review for that book you might want to buy? For non-fiction and fiction medieval book topics medievalists.net provides great reviews


http://www.medievalists.net/category/book-reviews/

Medieval Helpdesk Humor- Chuckle for the day

The Making of a medieval book-J Paul Getty Museum

The steps that go into making a medieval book from parchment making to the final binding.

The making of a medieval book- museum display

Codex Gigas-The largest and most mysterious medieval book in existence

Unsolved Mystery of History: Who wrote the largest medieval manuscript?

Medieval Libraries

Heart Shaped Cordiforme- French Musical Manuscript 1480

Medieval Miniature Books

Miniature Medieval Merchant House Project

My book of hours

I created this book of hours at Jim Croft's workshop:http://www.traditionalhand.com/oldway/
Jim is nationally known for his work.

Medieval Bookbinding Introduction

Good day,
My name is Katherine Devereaux of York. I am a bookbinder and stationarii. I took over the business when my father died. I belong to the guild and we meet weekly at the merchant adventurer's guild hall in York.

I am a loyal Yorkist and proudly wear the white rose and support our King Richard III and Queen Anne. This is a turbulent time of civil war in our country but daily life continues.York is a beautiful city and I hope that you get a chance to come and visit it sometime.

I hope to share with you how we make books, the tools we use, and other interesting information as we go along.

I must return to the shop. I have quire to sew.

For more information on the guild hall: http://www.theyorkcompany.co.uk/

Commissioned Illumination by Randy Asplund: www.randyasplund.com