The book for creatives with a love of beautiful things The book offers a sound introduction to the art of bookbinding. Well-structured and written in an understandable way, it provides both beginners and advanced creatives with countless tips and suggestions for making beautiful books. An introduction to the methods, tools, and materials of bookbinding is followed by information on the various paper qualities and cover finishes, all accompanied by drawings and photographs made especially for this book. Step-by-step instructions introduce 6 different handmade book types, from simple folding books and leporellos to elaborately bound books. Additional variations are also explained for each project, so that more than 20 different binding results are presented. Here you will also find numerous.