What is a book? Part 2: Binding

Here are some examples of various ways that books are bound, and by 'books', I mean the conventional type... with a spine, leaves, normally words... you get the picture!


Perfect binding




Coil Binding




Plastic Comb Binding




Coptic Binding





Wire- O Binding









Oversewing









Long-Stitch









Limp-Vell um









Secret Belgian









Ethiopian Binding









Bamboo Binding








Whilst doing research I came across this. Very interesting, but kind of gross... but apparently not in their culture. Click at your own discretion!

1 comments:

I just had to click.. erghh lol... Good research though! x

29 January 2009 at 15:57  

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