bookbinding
Assembling printed volumes
Bookbinding is the craft of assembling pages into a bound book—folding, sewing, gluing, and attaching covers.
The term covers both industrial manufacturing and traditional handcraft: She studied bookbinding to restore antique volumes.
A bookbinding is also the cover and spine structure itself: The leather bookbinding had cracked with age.
Craft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- gluingFastening with adhesive
- foldingBending something over itself
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
collating · trimming · rounding · backing · forwarding · finishing · nipping · pressing
Tanned animal skin
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- calfskinYoung cattle hide leather
- moroccoTanned goatskin material
goatskin · sheepskin · pigskin · cloth · buckram · paper · boards · thread
Column of vertebrae
- folioSingle-fold page format
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- endpapersSheets joining cover to pages
flyleaf · boards · cover · hinge · joint · headband · gutter · recto
Rigid-bound book format
- clothboundBound in textile
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- quartoFour-leaf printing format
- octavoBook size, eight leaves
folio · duodecimo · codex · pamphlet · accordion-fold · concertina · slipcase · portfolio
Industrial machinery preparation
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- stampingForceful foot motion
- titlingAssigning a name
lettering · marbling · fillet · pallet · roll · ornament · inlay · onlay
Pointed piercing implement
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- ploughEarth-turning farm tool
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
- threadFiber for stitching
Returning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- repairRestore to working order
- archivalOf preserved documents
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
cleaning · mending · consolidation · stabilization · humidification · flattening · infilling · encapsulation
sewing
Craft with needle and thread
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- gluingFastening with adhesive
- foldingBending something over itself
gathering · collating · trimming · rounding · backing · forwarding · finishing · nipping · pressing
leather
Tanned animal skin
- vellumPrepared calfskin for writing
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- calfskinYoung cattle hide leather
morocco · goatskin · sheepskin · pigskin · cloth · buckram · paper · boards · thread · linen
spine
Column of vertebrae
- folioSingle-fold page format
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
endpapers · flyleaf · boards · cover · hinge · joint · headband · gutter · recto · verso
hardcover
Rigid-bound book format
- clothboundBound in textile
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- quartoFour-leaf printing format
octavo · folio · duodecimo · codex · pamphlet · accordion-fold · concertina · slipcase · portfolio · sewn
tooling
Industrial machinery preparation
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
- stampingForceful foot motion
titling · lettering · marbling · fillet · pallet · roll · ornament · inlay · onlay · panel
awl
Pointed piercing implement
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- ploughEarth-turning farm tool
- guillotineVertical beheading apparatus
restoration
Returning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- repairRestore to working order
- archivalOf preserved documents
conservation · cleaning · mending · consolidation · stabilization · humidification · flattening · infilling · encapsulation · rehousing
- Craft MovementsArt Nouveau, Bauhaus, maker movement, metalsmithing, glassblowing
- fine craftsfiligree, cloisonne, enamelwork, lacework, marquetry
- hobbiesknitting circles, skateboarding, model trains, write, writing
- applied artsapplied arts, decorative arts, industrial design, design, furniture design
- arts and craftspottery, collage, woodcarving, origami, weaving
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
bookbindingdigital publishing
Distributing content electronically
electronic publishing · web publishing · digital distribution · print-on-demand
bookbindingunbinding
Act of freeing
book burning · pulping · shredding · dismantling · tearing apart