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Paper and book arts includes bookbinding, papermaking, printmaking, letterpress printing, paper decorating, paper cutting and folding, calligraphy, collage, fine boxmaking, and more. Basic understanding and facility in one or more specialties of paper and book arts is essential for paper and book conservation.
Book Arts Web
Portal with listserv featuring links to educational opportunities, professional organizations, tutorials, reference materials, images/online exhibitions. Some of the links below may be found on Book Arts Web.
Paper Arts
- Free Articles for Beginners
(Hand Papermaking, Inc.)
- Teaching Hand Papermaking: A Classroom Guide
(Harvard Educational Review, Book Review)
- Making Art with Children: How to Make Paper
(Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art)
- OrigamiUSA
-- American national origami society
- Fold a Jumping Frog in 13 Easy Steps
(American Museum of Natural History, The Kid Should See This: Smart Videos for Curious Minds of All Ages)
- The Art of Marbled Paper: Dynamic Fluids in Flow
(Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- Paste Papers
(Peabody Essex Museum)
- Paper Cutting Resources
(Guild of American Papercutters)
- Islamic Calligraphy: Materials and Tools (Activities for Grades 6-12 and beyond)
(Asian Art Museum)
Book Arts
- Making Art with Children: Handmade Cards and Books and Bookmaking with Second Graders (accordion and pop-up books)
(Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art)
- Accordion Book; 3-D Fun Options [pop-ups]; Concertina
[PDF: 140 KB / 3 p] (Booklyn)
- Pamphlet Stitch [PDF: 8.4 MB / 7 p] (Booklyn)
- Bookmaking Crafts for Kids
(Artists Helping Children)
- Three Ways to Bind a Handmade Book
(Read Write Think)
- Intro to Binding: Japanese Stab Binding Tutorial (flexible cover with three-hole stitching)
(West Dean College)
- Bookbinding Models
(University of Iowa Libraries)
- Medieval Manuscripts: Bookbinding Terms, Materials, Methods, and Models
[PDF: 10 MB / 43 p] (Yale University Library)
- Bookbinding (Chinese bindings)
(International Dunhuang Project)
- Historical Binding: A Carolingian Cutaway Model
(West Dean College)
- Clamshell Box Construction
[PDF: 96 KB / 11 p](Cornell University Library)