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COURSE 1

Basic Bookbinding with Cloth

COURSE 2

Basic Bookbinding with Leather

COURSES of Bookbinding

COURSE 1
Basic Bookbinding with Cloth


The course is held with a minimum of 1 participant and a maximum of 2 participants

Level: Basic

Duration: 1 week - 20 hours

Hours: 4 hours a day from Monday to Friday

Lesson 1  Presentation of the course, history of the book and name, types of binding, styles of stitching, disassembly of the book, restoration of signatures, preparation of the guard sheets, preparation for sewing.

Lesson 2  Folding of the sheets, sewing on the tape, wrapping, capital, capital application.

Lesson 3  Cutting of the blanket boxes, blind points, corners, ribs, construction of the detached deck, built-in.

Lesson 4  Folding of the sheets, preparation of the book for twine stitching, back gluing, capital on twine paper, wrapping, preparation of the blanket.

Lesson 5  Preparation of the vegetable glue, covering the half canvas, covering the full canvas, tie rods and recessed, finishing, tag.

Each student will take the book with them.

Cost of course € 1.150,00

CORSO 1

COURSE 2
Basic Bookbinding with Leather

The course is held with a minimum of 1 participant and a maximum of 2 participants

Level: Basic

Duration: 1 week - 20 
hours

Hours: 4 hours a day from Monday to Friday

Lesson 1
  Presentation of the course, history of the book and name, types of binding, styles of stitching, disassembly of the book, restoration of signatures, preparation of the guard sheets, preparation for sewing.

Lesson 2
  Folding of the sheets, sewing on the tape, wrapping, capital, capital application.

Lesson 3
  Cutting of the blanket boxes, blind points, corners, ribs, construction of the detached deck, built-in.

Lesson 4
  Folding of the sheets, preparation of the book for twine stitching, back gluing, capital on twine paper, wrapping, preparation of the blanket.

Lesson 5
  Preparation of the vegetable glue, covering of the half leather, covering of the full leather, tie rods and recessed, finishing, tag.

The student can take the book with him, with a contribution to the expenses.

Cost of course € 1.500,00

CORSO 2

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