bookbinding
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Bookbinding is the craft of assembling and fastening together the pages and cover of a book by hand or machine. It matters because it transforms loose sheets of paper into durable, readable books that can be preserved and handled over time.
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- Overview
- History
- Origins of the book
- Early book formats
- Development
- Introduction of paper
- Forms of book binding
- Modern commercial binding
- Hardcover binding
- Methods
- <span class="anchor" id="Square bind"></span> Punch and bind
- Thermally activated binding
- Stitched or sewn binding
- Modern hand binding
- Conservation and restoration
- Terms and techniques
- Paperback binding
- Spine
- Orientation
- Titling
- Design
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
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Bookbinding is the process of building a book, usually in codex format, from an ordered stack of paper sheets with one's hands and tools, or in modern publishing, by a series of automated processes. To bind a book, groups of pages are joined together, often by thread or adhesive but other options exist such as loose-leaf rings, binding posts, twin-loop spine coils, plastic spiral coils, and plastic spine combs. A cover to protect the contents, usually bearing publication information such as title and author, is generally attached; this can be as simple as a single sheet of paper or an elaborate construction of boards covered in cloth, leather, parchment, etc. with many types of decoration. Processes of making books vary significantly by time period and geography/culture. Mechanised bookbinding was introduced in the 19th century with the industrial revolution, alongside machine papermaking, faster methods of leather tanning, and other changes in manufacturing that affected the book.