Banden in banden – hoe herken je hergebruik? / Bindings in bindings: recognizing reuse

Jump to Englis version: Bindings in bindings: recognizing reuse De eerste stap bij het bestuderen van hergebruikte boekbandmaterialen is het herkennen ervan. Soms is dat heel eenvoudig, soms een sp…

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Bindings in bindings – 1

A book binding consists of several parts, all of which can be reused if you take the book and the binding apart. You are left with boards, covering material and book fittings that would not be out …

Boeken van plastic | Amsterdam University Press Journals Online

Abstract Unorthodox as it may seem, 3D printing can be applied in book production. This contribution features seven books for which the 3D printer has been used. Three of the featured works have a 3D printed binding; they have been custom made, and hand-bound, by artisanal bookbinders in collaboration with 3D print designers. Another work, published in a regular print run, comes in a 3D printed slipcase. The fifth work is a unique production by a designer and an author; its pages, all in braille, are 3D printed. The final two works have been 3D printed in their entirety – pages and binding: one is the result of a mass project with hundreds of participants, and the other a designer’s individual project. The 3D printer offers novel possibilities for making books as well as new perspectives on book design, as it re-emphasizes the three-dimensionality of the material object.

Little knot-binding?

Searching through the medieval archives of my hometown Nijmegen, I found four little booklets with the most simple type of binding I ever saw. Just a scrap of parchment and one knot. Time to zoom i…