Guild of Book Workers Newsletter
Number 112
June 1997

Publications

Books

Powell, Lawrence Clark. The Work of Ward Ritchie, Designer Printer, Poet: His alter ego and his muses, with remarks by his friend. Truepenny Books, (2509 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson az 85719), 1997. 96 pp., smyth-sewn & bound into Gainsborough Cypress 80# Cover-stock. Limited to 300 copies. $25 + $4 s&h. tel: 520 881-4822; fax: 520 323-6401.

Owen, Claire. Honey from the Mouth of a Wolf. Turtle Island Press, Phila., 1997. 20 pp., 9 photo-etchings, text composed by Golgonooza Letter Foundry. Bound in a red, silk blend, with printed inset label. Edition of 30 with two Artist's Proofs, A.P. I or A.P II. Turtle Island Press, 28 West Haines St., Philadelphia pa 19144, tel: 215 849-7863; fax: 215 849-0168.

Shakespeare, William, Queen Mab, a miniature box/book designed and produced at Waterleaf Mill & Bindery by Pat Baldwin. Illustrations by Graham Barrett Roye. The box is a 2 1/4" cube with 25 pp. text. Edition of 60. $85 + $2 p&h. Available from PequeÒo Press, PO Box 1711, Bisbee az 85603. 520 432-5924; fax 520 432-3065; email: patbooks@ primenet.com

Doizy, Marie-Ange, De la Dominoterie a la Marbrure: Histoire des techniques traditionnelles de la dÈcoration du papier. Published by Art & Metiers du Livre. Illus. in color and b/w. 490 FF. Available from Art & Metiers du Livre/Editions, 55 bis, rue de Lyon, 75012 Paris. tel: 01 43 40 10 88; fax: 01 43 40 10 89.

Middleton, Bernard C., History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique. Oak Knoll Press, 1996. 368 pp., hardcover, illus. $55 + shipping. Order # 44862. Available outside the U.K. from Oak Knoll Books (414 Delaware St., New Castle de 19720, usa. 302 328-7232; fax:302 328-7274, 1-800-996-2556; e-mail: oakknoll@oakknoll.com; www.oakknoll.com); within the U.K. from The British Library. This updated and expanded edition, containing additional illustrations and for the first-time, a comprehensive index revised by Dr. Marianne Tidcombe, brings up to date this classic work in the subject of bookmaking, bookbinding and restoration.

Roger Powell: The Compleat Binder, Bibliologia, Vol. 14. J. Sharpe, Ed., isbn 2-503-50434. 341 pp. £86.00. Brepols Publishers, Steenweg op Tielen 68, B-2300 Turnhout, Belgium. Contents include articles by A. Donnelly and Peter Waters, Guy Petherbridge, Christopher Clarkson, Anthony Cains, Don Etherington, Gary Frost, Paul Banks, J. Sharpe, Mirjam Foot, Robert Espinosa and others .

Exhibition Catalogs

The Utrecht Psalter in Medieval Art, edited by Koert van der Horst, William Noel and Wilhelmina W¸stetfeld. HES Publishers with Universiteit Utrecht and Museum Catharinjneconvent, Utrecht. ISBN 9-0619-4318-3. 270 pp. £75. Hardback. Available in CD-Rom for £25. The catalog of an exhibition held in 1996 in the National Museum of Religious Art in Utrecht, which concentrated entirely on the inXuence this most important book had on western medieval book illumination and production at a time when the illustrated codex was used to proclaim power, patronage and wealth. It was displayed alongside other examples of Carolingian artistic heritage. The manuscript dates from between 816 and 833. It was produced in the monastery of Hautvillers, then under the patronage of Archbishop Ebbo, abbot of the monastery of St. Remy in Rheims, and Librarian to the Emperor Louis the Pious. It has only been publicly displayed twice in recent times.

Videos

Edge Gilding, a documentary made during a New York Chapter visit to the edge gilders R. Marchetti & Bro., Inc. a year ago in their former Soho location in New York City, is ready for sale. The 75 minute video, made by Liza Bear and Coleen Fitzgibbon, documents the edge gilding of Nick Marchetti, the proprietor of the company started by his father and uncle at the beginning of this century. They are the only practicing trade gilders in New York. They have moved from their Soho location to Brooklyn. The tape is available from The Bookbinder's Warehouse, 31 Division St., Keyport nj 07735-1522 (tel: 908 264-0306; fax: 908 264-8266). $35 + $3 s&h. Checks made out to The Guild of Book Workers. Two copies are available for loan from the GBW Library.
N.B.: R. Marchetti & Bro., Inc. are now at: 87 Richardson St., Brooklyn ny 11211, 718 387-4772.

Fine Hand Bookbinding, Vol. 1, by M. Leroy Chrisman. The 90 minute video, vol. 1 covers numerous repair and restoration techniques. They are discussed and demonstrated and include the "virtually invisible" rebacking technique, making new inner and outer hinges, proper installation of endpapers, and the repair of torn pages. Vol. 2, due out soon, will treat (in great depth) the subject of binding in "Period Style"; touching on such things as proper leathers, papers, headbands and tooling to use on books of different time periods.
Price: $79.95 + $4 s&h each. Both volumes for $136.95. Vol. 1 shipped immediately, vol. 2 by Feb. 14. (Should be ready now.) Michael L. Chrisman, Bookbinder and Historian, email: mchrisman@ bookbinder.com or www.bookbinder.com

Periodicals

These publications are available on loan from the Guild Library.

The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild Newsletter
Vol. 14, No 4/Winter 1996

• Review of Bookbinding & Other Bibliophily, edited by Dennis E. Rhodes, Edizioni Valdonega, Verona, Italy 1994. 365 pp. Distributed in North America by Oak Knoll Books Dedicated to Anthony (A.R.A.) Hobson with a biography & bibliography of his publications. - - Articles on book history, bookbinding history, private book-collecting, great libraries, identification of printers & publishers, aspects of provenance.
• Fine Printing: The Private Press in Canada, by Alan Horne.
• A report on CBBAG's first conference, The Book Arts Towards Century's End, by Susan V. Corrigan.
• Parchment Making: an introduction to the Basic Procedure, by Rick Cavasin, illustrated and with bibliography.

Vol 15, No 1/Spring 1997

• Monique Lallier's paper given at 1996 CBBAG Book Arts Conference: The History of Bookbinding in Quebec
• Marbling: Fad or Passion by Shelagh Smith
• Arthur W. Johnson on Leather
• Review of important book on Marbling: De la Dominoterie a la Marbrure, Histoire des techniques traditionnelles de la decoration du papier by Marie-Ange Doizy, Publisher: Art & Metiers du Livre, Paris
• Introducing new column on papermaking: Cranberry Corner, E.H. "Ted" Snider

The Society of Bookbinders Newsletter
Number 1/96 (April 1996)

• Reviews of Modern Bookbinding by Alex J. Vaughan and the Video Cassette interview with Edgar Mansfield & James Brockman (who executed Mansfield's designs after his vision failed) on the subject of design in bookbinding on Binder Vision, Programme 4.
• Summary of Toby Raphael & Ellen McCrady's 1984 Abbey Newsletter on "Leather Dressing: A Misguided Tradition?"
• Keith Clayton writes about the fungicide Cetrimide BP (cetyl-trimethyl-ammonium-bromide) which he finds very impressive against mould growth on pastes and glairs.
• Jeff Clements reviews the catalog of European Bookbindings in the Year 1995, an exhibition held in the Netherlands Open Handbookbinding Competition 1995.

Number 2/96 (August 1996)

• J.S. Alabaster writes in to describe his method for replacing tapes in restoring books.
• Knots: The "Ascona knot" discussed with diagrams; then Jim Dorsey on many other knots.

Number 3/96 (December 1996)

• Reports on Paper Marbling with Carragheen Moss; Maureen Duke: "Covering Albums with Velvet..." and other coverings; "Introduction to Paper Conservation" by Alan Parker.
• Several instructional articles: "Restoration of Victorian Cloth Bindings" by Felicity Hutton; "Vellum Binding" by Helen-Golding-Miller with diagrams; "Simplified Slip-cases" with diagrams.
• "The Knot," corrections to August SOB report

BIBLIO

New, glossy bimonthly (now monthly) publication aimed at book collectors with a wide range of articles on collectibles and collectors, authors, access to libraries, auction advice & lore, forgeries, et al.

BIBLIO Magazine encourages GBW members to submit articles for publication. Contact Colleen Sell, Biblio Magazine, 845 Willamette St., Eugene OR 97401. tel: 541 345-3800. Send manuscripts, photographs, illustrations with SASE.

Volume 1, Number 1 July-August 1996

• "Warning: Paper Enemies at Large," on how to protect collections. (Volume 1 Number 2 Sept. - October 1996 and Volume 1 Number 3 November - December 1996) Volume 2, Number 1 January 1997
• Dominic Riley writes "Of Style & Structure: Restoring Rare Books" Detailed, color-illustrated article on restoration with referrals to organizations who can recommend book restorers.
• Book Places: Cambridge Bookstores describes four antiquarian bookstores to visit when in England.

Volume 2, Number 4 April 1997

• European Book Towns, Part Three: Scandinavia, the Fatherland and Bonny Scotland.
• Postscript: Book Press Ink & Paper, the history of the 19th century letter-copying book process.

Binder's Guild Newsletter
Vol XIX No. 7 October, 1996

• Dialogue on standards in book repair and preservation/conservation standards continues with proposed principles enumerated by Philip Smith.
• Mother Agnes Shaw, O.S.B. updates conditions at the Abbey of San Vincenzo.
• Reprint of John Mitchell's "Restoration of Cloth Case Bindings" (appeared in Bookbinders National Newsletter in March and June, 1992), with diagrams.
• Alan Parker on the "Ascona Knot."

Vol. XIX - No. 8 December 1996

• Book review: Bookbinding for Amateurs by W.J. Eden, London 1885. 184 pp., illus. with 156 engravings (which Jim Dorsey finds are fun and reproduces many in this detailed, 16 p. review).

Vol. XX No. 1 January 1997

• Detailed report on Jan Sobota's presentation on Cuir-CiselÈ given at the Standards Seminar in Pasadena in 1996.
• More from Mother Agnes Shaw on progress in setting up a bindery in the Italian Abbey of San Vincenzo. She has visited Montecassino recently and gives a fascinating account of its history and how the culture of the ancient Greco-Roman world was saved and transmitted to the Christian West through the work of the monastic scriptoria.

Vol. XX No. 2 March 1997

• Report on books in print or readily available: 1) Headbands: How to Work Them by Jane Greenfield & Jenny Hille, 2nd rev. ed., 1990. Oak Knoll Books. 2) A History of English Craft Bookbinding Technique, by Bernard C. Middleton. 4th ed., 1996. Oak Knoll Books & the British Library. 3) The Business of Bookbinding, by Alexander J. Philip. Pt.2 of The History of Bookbinding Technique and Design, Sidney F. Huttner, Ed. University of Tulsa & Garland Publ., 1989.
• Discussion, with illus., of a line of wooden bookbinding equipment from Gaylord's 1996 catalog.
• Question/Answer Column: Susan Lumas discusses leather paring and paring knives.

Vol. XX No. 3 April 1997

• Mainly given over to Terry Buckley's presentation at the Pasadena Standards Seminar in 1996 on Dyeing and Staining of Leather.

The New Bookbinder: Journal of the Designer Bookbinders
Volume 16 1996

• Priscilla Spitler's major article : Guild of Book Workers 1996: Vital at Ninety. Lots of color photos of Guild members' work, along with the history of the Guild and its present active state.
• Ivor Robinson written about by Jeff Clements and Ivor Robinson, interview with Tracey Rowledge.
• "The State of Artist's Books in Britain Today" by David Sellars.
• "The 'temporary' Binding of Alexis Pierre Bradel" by Johann C. Denninger with instructions and diagrams.
• "Open Joint Structure" by Romilly Saumarez Smith.
• "The Movable, Three-dimensional, Multi-experimental Book" by Paul Johnson.
• Jan Sobota on "One newest book object; One oldest book project; One longest book sculpture."
• Sun Evrard on "Contemporary European Book Structures," with diagrams and illustrations.
• "Recent Bindings," with colored and black and white illustrations.

Paper Conservation News, The Institute of Paper Conservation.
Number 80 December 1996

• Article by Catherine Rickman about her visit to the Library of San Millan Monastery in Northern Spain, which houses a magnificent collection of books of Gregorian chant.
• The controversy about leather dressing continues with letters from Norway, Scotland, The Netherlands and U.S.
• "Freezing wood and parchment" for pest control, and related consequences by Stefan Michalski.
• Report on the "conservation and restoration of archive and library materials" meeting in Erice, Sicily in April 1996.
• Report on book and paper conservation conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 1996.
• Notices: Special paper offer for IPC members of "Bodelian" second-quality paper. Barcham Green & Company Ltd, Hayle Mille, Maidstone, Kent mei5 6xq. tel. (01622)692266, fax. (01622)756381

The Paper Conservator. The Journal of the Institute of Paper Conservation.
Volume 20 1996

• "17th to 19th Century Wafers and Wafer Seals: History, Manufacture and Conservation" by Elissa O'Loughlin.
• Library of Congress' preservation program management is discussed by Diane Nester Kresh.
• The Scanning Electron Microscope and some of its uses in paper conservation are discussed in detail by Elzbvieta Polak and Juliet Munn.

The Abbey Newsletter
Nov. 1996 v. 20 #6

• Obituary: Susan Garretson Swartzburg
• Publications: How to Save Your Stuff from a Disaster: Complete Instructions on How to Protect and Save your Family History, Heirlooms and Collectibles by Scott Haskins. tel. 800 833-9226, fax 805 568-1178. "...useful, easy-to-read manual, a wonderful accomplishment...."
• Review: Mass Deacidification: An Update on Possibilities and Limitations, by Henk J. Porck. European Commission on Preservation & Access, Amsterdam, and Commission on Preservation and Access, Washington, October 1996. reviewed by Ellen McCrady.

Dec. 1996 v. 20 #7

• "Part 2 of the Final Report to Congress on ...National Policy on Permanent Papers."
• Paperbacks vs Hardbacks: Answers from the University of Kansas Libraries' Condition Survey. - Publications:
• Disaster Consultants is LAPNet's select, nationwide listing of individuals who can be contacted for advice after a disaster. List of Disaster Supplies and Suppliers is also nationwide. Contact Katharine Donahue, LAPNet Treas., c/o UCLA Biomedical Library, PO Box 951798, Los Angeles ca 90095-1798.
• "Effect of Various Deacidification Solutions on the Stability of Cellulose Pulps," by Jana Kolar and Gabrijela Novak. Restaurator v. 17 #1, 1996, 25-31. ANL, Dec. 31, 1996 v. 20 #8
• Americans Who Helped in the Florence Flood Rescue Effort goes back over the 1966 and 1967 issues of the IIC-AG Bulletin (predecessor of the AIC Journal) and reprints stories, mentioning GBW members Stella Patri, Carolyn Horton and Inez Pennybacker, all present or former GBW members.
• The New York State Program for Conservation & Preservation of Library Research Materials, by Joseph F. Schubert.

Somerset Studio Catalogue
January/February 1997 (Premiere Issue)

• Sumptuous color catalogue which appears to be the reincarnation of PaperCrafters: supplies of all kinds for "art stamping, paper arts, and letter arts"

March/April 1997

• Short articles on: the Art of Japanese Paper; making envelopes; papermaking in the Philippines; calligraphy; and stamp printing.

WAAC Newsletter (Western Association for Art Conservation)
Vol. 19 Number 1 January 1997

• Short articles in Technical Exchange on "Tear Mending on the Suction Table" and "Bleaching Twentieth Century Papers". Most information is for museum conservators.