In-house bookbinding and repair / / Sharon McQueen and James Twomey ; illustrations by Ellen Latorraca and Richard Douglas Wambold

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797384403321
• Autore: McQueen Sharon <1961->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-4422-2958-6
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (165 p.)
• Disciplina: 025.7
• Soggetti: Bookbinding - Repairing; Books - Conservation and restoration; Library materials - Conservation and restoration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: In-House Bookbinding And Repair; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part One: Setting Up Shop; 1. The Environment; 2. The Equipment; 3. The Tools; 4. The Supplies; Part Two: The Process; 5. Parts of a Book and Types of Damage; 6. Preservation Awareness; 7. Preparing the Textblock; 8. Resewing; 9. Making the Case; 10. Casing In; 11. The Hollow Tube; 12. Rebacking; 13. Saving Provenance; Glossary; Manufacturers and Suppliers; Internet Resources; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: In-House Bookbinding and Repair is a working document that contains information on setting up both a basic bookbindery and repair lab (i.e. the design, equipment, tools, and supplies needed) and instructions on rebinding and repairing cloth-bound books. Highly illustrated to greater enhance its usefulness, this manual also covers various aspects of book repair and preservation, and contains appendixes on manufacturers and suppliers of materials and products discussed in the text, an extensive glossary of terms, a separate section on Internet resources, and a helpful bibliography.