Introduction to the History of Bookbinding

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

Course Length: 30 hours
Course Week: 28 July–2 August 2024
Format: in person, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA
Fee: $1,395

A bookbinding has two main functions. It protects its text block against wear and tear, and, by its structure, it makes a book out of a heap of otherwise separate leaves or quires. Through the ages, the covers, spine, fore-edge, and other parts of the book have been decorated in almost every conceivable manner, […]