“I came, I saw, I feel empowered with bookbinding knowledge!” — 2018 student

Course Length: 30 hours
Course Week: 26–31 July 2026
Format: in person, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA
Fee: $1,495

Throughout history, books have been bound and decorated in a number of different ways, using different materials and techniques. Primarily intended to protect a text block against wear and tear, bookbindings are often also works of art in their own right. This course mainly focuses on the history of fine binding and looks at the principal structural and decorative techniques and materials used in the West roughly from the Middle Ages to the present day. […]