Module 7– (Fall semester) April 21 – May 16, 2025

Bookbinding Structures (19th and 20th Centuries) - Damage and Restoration Treatments III

Module 7

Workshop, 100 hours

Contemporary Bookbindings, Restoration and Issues

Instructor:

1) Identification and restoration of modern papers

  • Acid pulp paper

  • Newsprint

  • Coated papers (talc, clay)

  • Acid free papers

  • Bond paper

  • Thermal papers

  • Architectural papers (tracing paper, yellow trace, blueprints, whiteprints, drafting linens)

  • Photographic

2) Contemporary bookbinding types

Make facsimiles

  • Case binding

  • Glue binding

  • Non-adhesive binding

Restoration of modern/contemporary bookbindings

  • Cleaning

  • Consolidation

  • Patching and infills

Restoring other modern bookbinding materials

  • Cardboard, sewing , stuck-on end bands, covers, spine cover materials, leather, paper cover, textile, decorated papers, plastic materials

Glue bookbindings (paperbacks)

  • Dismantling

  • Cleaning

  • Restoring and treating paper

  • Restoring covers

  • Rebinding

  • Soft cover

  • Hard cover

Student restoration project

  • Start report and documentation of restoration

 

Visit

Modern industrial book printer

Module 7

Theory class 1, 24 hours

Contemporary Bookbindings - Types and Materials

Instructor:

Modern Industrial Case Bindings

  • Structure

  • Materials

  • Deterioration factors

  • Restoration and conservation approaches

Paperbacks (Glue Bound Books)

  • Structure

  • Materials

  • Deterioration factors

  • Restoration and conservation approaches

Contemporary  non-adhesive bookbinding types

  • Stapled bindings

  • Spiral bindings

  • Screw post bindings

  • Japanese bindings

  • Thermal bindings

  • Pamphlet bindings

  • Perforated whole bindings

  • Stationary bindings

Materials used in modern/contemporary/ bookbindings

  • Modern paper

  • Coated papers

  • Plastic

  • Metals

  • Glues

Module 7

Theory class 2, 24 hours

Approaches to Contemporary Bookbinding Restoration

Instructor:

Approaches to restoring bookbindings of the 20th century

  • Philosophical and ethical issues associated with different restoration approaches

  • Approaches to book restoration

  • Modern binding materials

Digitization and media transfers of information

  • Digitization

  • Dealing with huge quantity of books and documents being generated now

  • Media longevity

  • Archival strategies

  • The role of paper and books in future data storage and transfer