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Philadelphia Artists' Books Travel to Venice: Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers Members Exhibition- Venice, Italy
Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library Tour
How do you Bind 3,000 Books in a Day? Benjamin Bradley and the Art of Manufacturing Publishers‚ Cloth Bindings Lecture with Todd Pattison May 31 The Library Company of Philadelphia Although he was not the "first publishers' binder" as he was sometimes credited, Benjamin Bradley was certainly the most successful bookbinding manufacturer in New England. Before his death in 1862 he employed 120 workers and was turning out 3,000 books a day.
An Introduction to Wire-Edge and Gutter-Wire Bindings
Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers Annual Meeting March 10th, The Library Company of Philadelphia
2010
Morgan Tour
The Nag Hammadi Codices: Single Quire Bindings with Julia Miller October 30 Library Company of Philadelphia The class made a small replica binding of one of the Nag Hammadi Codices, which date from the 4th century C.E., using a variety of materials, including paper, leather and papyrus. The class will studied the history of the find and learned about the structural variations among the 10 most intact extant covers.
Early Book Structures and the Nag Hammadi Codices Lecture with Julia Miller October 29th Library Company of Philadelphia
Fast, Friendly, Free: Faux Gold Labels with Jennifer Rosner July 17 Library Company of Philadelphia Learn to make paper gold labels with your computer and a laminating machine.
The Book as Architecture with Paul Johnson May 8 The Athenaeum of Philadelphia All the sections, including a pop-up building were constructed by using dovetail and mortise and tenon paper joints. Thus paper fatigue is eliminated as well as the tendency for multiple folded units to ‘spring’ upwards. The book lies perfectly flat.
The Book as Architecture Lecture with Paul Johnson May 7 Library Company of Philadelphia
Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers Annual Meeting March 24 Library Company of Philadelphia See the Exhibit! Philadelphia on Stone: The First Fifty Years of Commercial Lithography, 1828-1878 Exhibit Curator, Erika Piola will give a gallery talk.
Building By The Book: Book Artists Respond to Architecture & Design March 1 - May 1 Opening The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Collaborated with the Philadelphia Center for the Book , Building the Book was an exhibition of contemporary book arts produced in response to Athenaeum research collections. Included were works by Aimee Denault, Karen Hanmer, John Magnan, Claire Owen, Pia Pizzo, and Donald Rattner.
Fast, Friendly, Free: Paste Papers January 16 Library Company of Philadelphia
2009
Book Paper Scissors December 5 Free Library of Philadelphia Book, Paper, Scissors is an artists' book fair, free and open to the public. This festive event features prints, artists' books, handmade paper, zines, origami, blank books, and paper sculpture and jewelry.
The Printed Page: Hand Printing Techniques
Fast, Friendly, Free: Sliding Card Folder & Magic Window
Hedi Kyle Festschrift Presentation
Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers Annual Meeting
12th Century Coptic Binding Workshop
2008
Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers Annual Meeting March 19 The Library Company of Philadelphia
2007
Delaware Valley Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers Annual Meeting March 21 The Library Company of Philadelphia
2005
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