18th Century Trade Binding – Work of the Hand

One of the first full leather bindings that I did at NBSS was a calfskin binding in the style of trade bindings popular in the 18th Century. The textblock is sewn on single raised cords that are laced into the boards. The leather is sprinkled and tooled in a style that is known as the…

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18th Century Trade Binding – Work of the Hand

18th Century Trade Binding – Work of the Hand

18th Century binding model — Karen Hanmer Book Arts

The People Who Became Book Bindings

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18th Century Trade Binding – Work of the Hand

The People Who Became Book Bindings

Trade Unions (1820s and 1830s) - Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia

Three 18th century Irish bindings attributed to Joseph Leathley's