![]() ![]() To DO: Learn the definitions of each of the following terms. Video fulfills Level 3 #2 Book Binding TermsĪs with any subject, a general knowledge of the terms and vocabulary used is necessary to understand the topic. Choose a method shown to create end papers of your own.įulfills preschool requirements 1 &2. To Do: For older kids or adults, watch the video below to learn more about end papers and the different types. Should they show a map of the area where the story takes place? A simple print in the style of or time frame of the story such as leaves for a nature book or pocket watches for a Victorian book? Use a heavy paper and choose a method such as drawing, marbling, stamping, or stenciling to create a design. Choose a book and think about what decorative end papers should look like for your story. For extra strength these papers may have a cloth backing that keeps them from splitting due to excessive opening and closing of the book. Traditionally, in hard bound books, the end papers are made of a decorative or patterned paper and becomes part of the art of the binding itself. Think of them as a sort of hinge that helps to keep everything together and helps the durability of the book. Section Sewn Binding: Folded pages are sewn in sections along the spine and then the sections are glued together.įulfills requirement #1 for preschool, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4Įnd papers, or end sheets, are used to connect the book cover to the block of the book itself.Sewn Binding: Thread is sewn through folded pages at the spine.When stacked they are secured with binding screws. Holes are punched along the edge of the pages as well as two covering boards. Interscrew Binding: Most often used for documents or scrapbooks.Thermal glue is applied along the spine of the cover and pages are glued in place. Perfect Binding: Used most often for paperback books.Comb Binding: Similar to a spiral bind, but using a plastic or metal “comb” whose rings pass through rectangular holes.Spiral Binding: Multiple holes are punched along the edge of the papers and a wire is spiraled through them to hold the pages together.Japanese Stab Binding: A decorative binding using holes stabbed through the edge of the papers and sewn together using a decorative stitch.Pages are glued into the case with end papers to form a case bound book. A case for them is then made by gluing and folding a printed sheet around 3 pieces of greyboard. Case Binding: A hardback binding where pages are folded, gathered, and sewn together.Saddle Stitching: A simple binding where pages are folded and stapled together.Click on each for links to various in depth articles and images from other websites. To Do: Learn to identify the following types of bindings. Some of these methods focus on durability while others focus on the decorative aspect of the binding. Color each country a separate color and create a color key to show the year and the notable event.Īs book binding advanced throughout the ages, people have used various methods to hold papers together. To Do: Print out the map below and color in the countries that had an impact on the history of book binding. This exhibit includes samples of various binding types from the 15th through the 20th century. To Do: Look through the Michigan State University online book binding exhibit. David McConnell Smyth from Ireland invented the first sewing machine made for bookbinding in 1868. ![]() In Paris in 1508 pasteboard began to replace wood for book cover and in the early 1800’s British publishers begin using cloth as a binding material. Movable type was invented in China around 1045 and Johannes Gutenberg from Germany perfected it in the 1440’s with his printing press. The earliest surviving metal book covers originated around Syria during the 6th century. According to the website the first bound books date back to around 100 BCE in India where religious sutras were copied onto palm leaves, stacked and then bound with twine. The history of book binding dates back centuries with advancements in techniques originating all across the globe. Other badges you may wish to work on in tandem include Reading, Books (specific), Paper Crafts, or Book Writing. Use this Book Binding unit study to help earn your Book Binding badge. Books may be held together with thread, glue, staples, ribbons, ore even spiraled wire. Book binding is the way in which the pages of a book and its covers are held together. ![]()
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