LEGION EDU - BOOKBINDING AND ALTERNATIVE PROCESS

youtube: A conversation with Mychal Mitchell of Iona Handcrafted Books

Iona specializes in heirloom-quality handcrafted leather journals and photo albums. Michael Ginsburg interviews Mychal to learn about all the intricacies of this unique craft.

YouTube: Behind the Scenes with Anthony Kirk

Artist, lecturer, exhibition curator and master intaglio printer, Anthony Kirk demonstrates the printing of etchings, aquatints and engravings on Somerset paper as well as the preparation of the printmaking paper for intaglio printing.

view all our papers suitable for book binding

Bookbinding papers are interesting in that, more than any other art paper, they are meant to be handled. And handled. And handled. Books are made to be read. So the ideal paper is durable, strong, flexible and resistant to dirt and fingerprints.

YouTube: A Conversation with Paul Vogel

Approximately forty steps go into the making of a book. Each step is carefully considered and meticulously executed. Learn more from Vogel Bindery about the process.

VIEW ALL OUR PAPERS FOR PLATINUM PRINTING

Platinum is an early photographic process in which an image is formed by actual platinum metal, unlike in conventional photographs where it is formed by silver. The process was popular in the late 19th & early 20th century, when commercially produced platinum paper became available.

YOUTUBE: Arkady Lvov and Platinum Printing

Michael Ginsburg discusses the historic photographic medium of platinum and palladium printing with master printer, Arkady Lvov.