The binding technique not only shortened the length of a book to facilitate a more efficient reading and searching process, but also vastly improved the reading experience.

In ancient times, the dragon-scale binding technique was favored by royals and well-off families, because it could shorten a book's length and make for efficient reading and indexing.

You will learn bookbinding techniques and the pattern of Coptic stitching. We will look the importance of paper grain and how to fold, sew, and cover your books to create useful and beautiful ...

The technique faded into oblivion during the transition from scrolls to books bound in covers in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). With only a few of the scrolls surviving to the present day, the technique ...

Despite Zhang’s efforts, dragon scale bookbinding remains an endangered art. But Kwok is encouraged by growing efforts in China to preserve the country’s cultural heritage.

The Bookies are a passionate group of women dedicated to the art of hand bookbinding. Meeting monthly in each other's homes, Cheryl Mahowald, Mary Hagerty Sabo, Marilyn L. Schweitzer, Barbara Erick ...