#book bindings

[anatomicalmartyr]

Book bindings for various editions of Charles Baudelaire’s “Les Fleurs du mal”

#books #les fleurs du mal #book covers #decadent art #charles baudelaire #antique books #book bindings #art #literature #art noveau #the flowers of evil #old books #decadent movement #my posts #hannibalcore #faves

[hdslibrary]

We're Serious. It's Publisher's Binding Thursday!

We came across this striking publisher's cloth binding on an 1895 book on theosophy. The front is decorated with eye-catching symbols of theosophy, but the back cover also bears a serious looking fellow with a serious sort of message.

Sinclair, Marie, Countess of Caithness. Serious letters to serious friends. 2nd ed. London, C.L.H. Wallace, 1888.

#publishers bindings #theosophy #bookhistory #book bindings #19th century #rooster #cloth bindings

[lesboevils]

      18th century book bindings from italy via The Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art ( sources: 1 2 3 )

#book bindings #aesthtic #okay to rb #black and white #judaism #jumblr #ofelia vs their own judaism #ofelia.png

[honetii]

I'm like super normal and not unhinged in the slightest (I spent 3 days formatting, printing, and binding a niche internet story about sci fi football into a 280 page physical book)

#it's a little crusty around the edges but. i am not a professional i just like binding books #the colored dots are bc my printer is strictly black and white and i needed a way to differentiate text colors #so. posca pens. #all the videos are QR codes !! #17776 #is there even a fandom for this i legitimately don't know #if there is i love y'all

[thebeautifulbook]

Embroidered book covers

#beautiful books #book blog #books books books #book cover #books #rare books #embroidered #embroidery #book design #book binding

[alysvolatile]

Want to fanbind? Need davy boards/book boards and low on funds? I have an excellent hack for you:

Repurpose shitty books

"But!!!" You may say, "no book is shitty! All human experiences are worth putting to paper!"

You're right! But, also, Counterpoint:

I went to my local thrift shop and got these for the low price of $5 for all 10. ("Getting into politics?" The lovely ladies behind the counter asked me. "In a manner of speaking," I replied.)

Once I got home, it was easy to turn them into this, their component parts:

("Please stop saying you're skinning them," my partner begged. Too late!)

[EDIT TO ADD: Here's a guide! Also on my tumblr. Also - when thrifting, bring a piece of paper folded or cut into the minimum size you need for boards: this way you can make sure you're getting big enough material!]

While these are just book boards, diligent deconstruction can even yield headbands, I'm pretty sure - I'll report back on my next trial run. [EDIT TO ADD: yup, you can!]

I cannot overstate the delight I have in giving these covers new life for binding fanfiction, particularly the queer kind.

Happy binding!

#adventures in fanbinding #fanbinding #fanbinding on a budget #reduce reuse recycle #bookbinding #book binding #the art of book butchery

[105nt]

I am in love with my new/old book. It's tiny- shorter than my hand -

No date of publication on it and I have seen estimates of 1930-1950, looks like it might have been very budget in its day, but has a beautiful tree logo on the front -

I can't find out very much about the publisher - The New University Society of Edinburgh, so presumably they don't exist now.

The typesetting is old-fashioned and there are little misfires and darker/lighter areas on the page, which make me weep for joy. 😁

#old books #the new university press #book bindings #printing

[californiastatelibrary]

This partial spine repair, done by our wonderful Preservation department, is so soothing to watch! The book is wrapped in a bandage at the end to further distribute the PVA glue and to apply gentle, even pressure as the glue dries.

#books #book repair #book binding #bookbinding #libraries #librarians

[elizabethminkel]

Earlier this week I reported on the very depressing for-profit fic pirating happening in certain corners of fandom—but (somewhat coincidentally, timing-wise) I also had the joy of reporting this story on fanbinding, and the work of the @renegadeguild! Featuring the words (and fanbinds) of the brilliant @celestial-sphere-press, @butterfingersbookbinding, and @fanboundbooks (who also talked about Renegade on the most recent Fansplaining episode).

Renegade's binders are strong proponents of the non-monetized gift economy—they truly embody the spirit of fanfiction, in my opinion, both in the communal way they share their work with fic writers and each other, and in the DIY way they approach making books:

There’s a strong parallel between the amateur, instinctive nature of fanfiction and the act of fanbinding. While plenty of fic is penned by formally trained writers, much of it is not. Tiffo, who binds as Fanboundbooks, likens the reverse-engineering involved in teaching oneself both activities. As writers, people try to figure out why stories work. Fanbinders collectively share the process of learning to turn that work into a physical object—tactile, clean, often beautiful. Fic is largely unencumbered by the forms and structures of traditional publishing, and fanbinders approach their work with the same spirit. “People will often say, ‘How do I do this?’ or ‘What’s the rule for this?’” Tiffo says. “The answer that we always try to throw in Renegade is, ‘This is what other people have done, but know that there is no rule to your book—you can make whatever you want.’”

It's a shame seeing people conflate the bad actors of the pirating situation—many of whom don't appear to be in fandom and seem motivated by pure profit—with the work of fanbinders at large, and seeing people scared to try out fanbinding because of the recent news. Not-for-profit fanbinding is just as legal as writing fanfiction, and I don't speak for all fic writers, but if someone ever bound one of my fics, I'd be so touched I would almost definitely weep. 😭

#fanbinding #fanfiction #renegade bindery #fanbound books #celestial sphere press #butterfingers binding #gift economy #fannish crafts #atlas obscura #my writing

[roses--and--rue]

Victorian gift book c. 1850s-1860s with inlaid mother of pearl.

#i love these #i only have two #they are rare and fucking expensive #antiques #covet #antique books #antiquarian books #victorian books #book binding

[b4kuch1n]

polymer broadcast signal hijack

#pikmin #captain olimar #ft. louie captain shepherd and collin #as well as #moss (pikmin) #watched a stream series of pikmin 4 (its frankenbugs' series) thats what this is about really #but mostly. I just love olimar. I just really enjoy that man #also this really got me flexing those bande dessinée muscles from back thens lol #Ive missed drawin with this kinda proportions... I should do it more #Im gonna draw an olimar to put in my wallet. I need to make my life harder to explain to strangers #I also wanna. add more details to his space suit. make it look more like real life space suit for fun & entertainment #man I enjoy the animals in pikmin so much. they really are just like. animals. theyre animals #its great I love how genuinely bug-lookin the bugs are even with the stylization. pikmin and pokemon are really good at that #would like to learn how to do that... sometimes in the future #oh yeah fun fact. my effort at cleaning up my undercut a few days ago went badly. right before I went to a family reunion thing for 2 days #so I was goin out of my mind at that event postin abt olimar bc I love him #and then. when I got home. I decided to shave my head instead of trying to fix the haircut again #and so the sequence of events becomes I post about olimar -> I enter my bald arc #I am okay with this. have a good night lads. binding books is actually really fun u should try it

[stealyoursweetrolls]

I'm an artist, and my friend who is obsessed with Skyrim (the reason why I even play the game) had a birthday this month. I was scrolling online to see if I could order something for them and found the cheap, made-to-print spiral notebook version of the Oghma Infinium and thought... I can do that, but better. So I did.

I took a few creative liberties and obviously it's not EXACT but my friend thinks it's cool and I think it's cool so. There it is.

progress pictures from Snapchat (please excuse the typos) below:

#skyrim #tesblr #elder scrolls #oghma infinium #xarxes #hermaeus mora #herma mora #daedric #daedra #daedric prince #skyrim craft #craft #diy #book #book binding #diy bookbinding #bookbinding #skyrim diy #tes #the elder scrolls

[eyesaremosa1cs]

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#book cover #cover design #book binding #decoration #decorative #victorian #mother of pearl #antique #art #antique books #19th century #flowers #designs #aesthetic #whimsigoth #whimsigothic #gothic

[ijustkindalikebooks]

“When I was five I learned to read. Books were a miracle to me - white pages, black ink, and new worlds and different friends in each one. To this day, I relish the feeling of cracking a binding for the first time, the anticipation of where I'll go and whom I'll meet inside.”

― Jennifer Weiner, Good in Bed.

#booklr #books #bookblr #fiction #book #quotes #book quotes #quotations #quote #book quote #jennifer weiner #good in bed #reading #books & libraries #bookworm #currently reading #new books #binding #read #noteworthy

[urlocal-cryptid7]

Say what you want about the sanders sides fandom but god damn do they know how to write fanfiction

#my friend is binding powerless into a book for me #most of my fav fanfics are tss #sanders sides #tss #ts sides #thomas sanders

[thebeautifulbook]

Fifteenth century heart-shaped songbook Chansonnier de Jean de Montchenu.

#beautiful books #book blog #books books books #book cover #books #illustrated book #old books #book binding #book design #songbook #15th century