bindery
Where books assemble
A bindery is a workshop or facility where books are bound—where printed pages are assembled, sewn or glued, and fitted with covers.
The term applies both to commercial operations producing books at scale and to artisan shops doing hand bookbinding: She took the damaged volume to a bindery for restoration.
Fiber for stitching
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- glueBonding substance
- adhesiveMaterial that bonds objects
- leatherTanned animal skin
cloth · buckram · vellum · parchment · paste · mull · cheesecloth · endpaper
Craft with needle and thread
- glueingAffixing with adhesive
- foldingBending something over itself
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
trimming · nipping · backing · lining · finishing · scoring · perforating · rounding
Apply force downward
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- cutterOne who severs
- folderContainer for loose papers
- stitcherOne who sews
Raising designs from surfaces
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
- debossingStamping designs inward
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
goldleaf · lettering · titling · fillet · burnishing · inlay · onlay
Rigid-bound book format
- softcoverBook with flexible covers
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- volumeAmount of space filled
tome · edition · pamphlet · brochure · journal · ledger · album · portfolio
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- restorationReturning something to condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
bespoke · custom · repair · antiquarian · preservation · craftsmanship
thread
Fiber for stitching
leather · cloth · buckram · vellum · parchment · paste · mull · cheesecloth · endpaper · headband
sewing
Craft with needle and thread
pressing · trimming · nipping · backing · lining · finishing · scoring · perforating · rounding · gathering
press
Apply force downward
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- cutterOne who severs
- folderContainer for loose papers
embossing
Raising designs from surfaces
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
- debossingStamping designs inward
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
gilding · goldleaf · lettering · titling · fillet · burnishing · inlay · onlay
hardcover
Rigid-bound book format
volume · tome · edition · pamphlet · brochure · journal · ledger · album · portfolio · slipcase
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- restorationReturning something to condition
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
apprentice · bespoke · custom · repair · antiquarian · preservation · craftsmanship
- printingprinting press, letterpress, printing, lithographers, offset printing
- print shopprint shop, presses, offset printing, letterpress, platemaking
- workshopsart workshop, woodworking, cooking class, career workshop, wellness workshop
- book tradebook dealers, bookselling, bookseller, publisher, bookshops
- colonial printingprinting press, print shop, printer, master printer, broadside
- print shopsprint shop, print studio, copy shop, copy center, digital printer
binderylibrary
Book collection or building
bookstore · reading room · lending library · archive · paper mill
- binder clipSpring-loaded paper fastener
- ring binderHinged-loop paper organizer
- three-ring binderHinged cover with metal loops
- three ring binder
- book binderCraftsperson assembling printed pages
- binder paperPre-holed loose sheets