Bookbinder’s Compendium: Even More Simplified binding
A Bookbinder’s Compendium: Workshop Handouts 2001-2025 by Karen Hanmer.
Glenview, IL: Karen Hanmer Book Arts, 2025.
Even More Simplified binding: spine wrapper of Atlantic salmon parchment processed by the binder and dyed in pomegranate and logwood. Boards a laminate of multicolored Murillo paper, sewn on vellum supports laced in and out at the shoulders. Hahnemuhle Ingres endsheets. Rolled paper endbands. Headcaps and sewing supports colored with mica-infused watercolor. Bound 2026.
8 ¾ x 7 ⅜ x 1 ¾ “
This is the second bound copy of an anthology of thirty-three workshop handouts written by the binder on topics including fine binding, a range of historical and contemporary structures, notes on materials, and professional practices.
This text is available in printed, unsewn sheets.
A Bookbinder’s Compendium: Workshop Handouts 2001-2025 by Karen Hanmer.
Glenview, IL: Karen Hanmer Book Arts, 2025.
Even More Simplified binding: spine wrapper of Atlantic salmon parchment processed by the binder and dyed in pomegranate and logwood. Boards a laminate of multicolored Murillo paper, sewn on vellum supports laced in and out at the shoulders. Hahnemuhle Ingres endsheets. Rolled paper endbands. Headcaps and sewing supports colored with mica-infused watercolor. Bound 2026.
8 ¾ x 7 ⅜ x 1 ¾ “
This is the second bound copy of an anthology of thirty-three workshop handouts written by the binder on topics including fine binding, a range of historical and contemporary structures, notes on materials, and professional practices.
This text is available in printed, unsewn sheets.