bookbindery
Where volumes are assembled
A bookbindery is a workshop or business where books are bound—where printed pages are assembled, sewn or glued, and given covers.
The term emphasizes the physical place rather than the craft itself: The old bookbindery on Market Street still does custom leather work.
Craft with needle and thread
- gluingFastening with adhesive
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- trimmingCutting away excess
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
nipping · smashing · folding · gathering · punching · drilling · clamping · measuring
Tanned animal skin
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- calfskinYoung cattle hide leather
goatskin · morocco · buckram · cloth · board · glue · paste · ribbon
Industrial machinery preparation
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- debossingStamping designs inward
- marblingStreaky fat distribution
titling · lettering · filigree · inlay · onlay · roll · fillet · pallet
Preventing waste or loss
- repairRestore to working order
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- archivalOf preserved documents
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
Rigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- folioSingle-fold page format
- quartoFour-leaf printing format
- octavoBook size, eight leaves
codex · pamphlet · portfolio · accordion-fold · concertina · album
Earliest European printed books
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- bibliophileLover of books
- provenanceRecord of ownership
dust-jacket · historical · manuscript · tome · edition · colophon · ex-libris
sewing
Craft with needle and thread
pressing · nipping · smashing · folding · gathering · punching · drilling · clamping · measuring · cutting
leather
Tanned animal skin
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
calfskin · goatskin · morocco · buckram · cloth · board · glue · paste · ribbon · cord
tooling
Industrial machinery preparation
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- debossingStamping designs inward
marbling · titling · lettering · filigree · inlay · onlay · roll · fillet · pallet · finishing
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- repairRestore to working order
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- archivalOf preserved documents
hardcover
Rigid-bound book format
octavo · codex · pamphlet · portfolio · accordion-fold · concertina · album
incunabula
Earliest European printed books
- illuminatedMade visible by light
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- bibliophileLover of books
provenance · dust-jacket · historical · manuscript · tome · edition · colophon · ex-libris
awl
Pointed piercing implement
- pressApply force downward
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- ploughEarth-turning farm tool
creaser · shears · knife · needle · ruler · workbench · muller · spokeshave
- workshopsart workshop, woodworking, cooking class, career workshop, wellness workshop