Boxes for the protection of books (1998)

Title: Boxes for the protection of books: their design and construction
Authors: Lage Carlson, John Bertonaschi, Margot Healey, Lynn Kidder, Nancy Lev, Bob Muens, Carol Paulson and Carrie Beyer
Publisher: Library of Congress
Year: 1998
Pages: 224
Link: http://books.google.com/... (Full view)

Table of contents (short version):

1. General Information
2. Simple Housing
3. Phased Boxes
4. Portfolios
5. Double-tray Clam Shell Box
6. Book Box with Portfoio Smaller than the Book
7. Book Box with Portfoio Larger than the Book
Index

Boxes for the protection of rare books (1982)

Title: Boxes for the protection of rare books: their design and construction
Author: Margaret R. Brown with Don Etherington and Linda K. Ogden
Publisher: Library of Congress
Year: 1982
Pages: 270
Formats: image, text, 1-page pdf
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/...

Table of contents (short version):

1. Phased Preservation Box Design
2. Portfolio Design (Stiffened Flaps, One-Piece Covering)
3. Fore Edge Grip Box Design
4. Standard Rare Book Box Design Without Portfolio
5. Standard Rare Book Box Design With Portfolio Smaller than the Book
6. Standard Rare Book Box Design With Portfolio Larger than the Book
7. Standard Rare Book Box Design With Portfolio: Other Variations
8. Double-Tray Book Design


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Video: Bookbinders (1961)

Title: Bookbinders
Producer: Norwood Studios
Sponsor: AFL-CIO
Year: ca. 1961
Running Time: 13:24
Download formats: avi, rm, mp4 (from 7 Mb to 354 Mb)
See online: http://www.archive.org/...

Description:
Shows the work of bookbinders and the final steps in the process of manufacturing printed books. From the "Americans at Work" series.


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Article: traditional Korean books and bookbinding (2009)

Title: The history and characteristics of traditional Korean books and bookbinding
Author: Minah Song
Journal: Journal of the Institute of Conservation
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2009
Volume: 32
Issue: 1
Pages: 53-78
DOI: 10.1080/19455220802630743
Download: http://www.informaworld.com/... (pdf, 1 Mb)


Abstract:

This research project presents the history and characteristics of traditional Korean books and bookbinding. The article also discusses some aspects of Chinese books and bookbinding that bear a particularly important relation to Korean books and form the origins and development of bookbinding in East Asia. The style of Korean bookbinding had developed under the influence of China, but its uniqueness can be recognised in paper, printing techniques, bookbinding materials and decoration. The Korean scroll constituted the majority of book formats until the twelfth century. Concertina binding had been used extensively for Buddhist texts since the middle of the Goryeo period. Side-stitched binding became the predominant binding style in Korea from the thirteenth century, long before it became popular in China. Paper mulberry was the dominant material for book paper. From the fourteenth century, the most distinctive feature of Korean publishing was the use of movable metal type, coexisting with the earlier woodblock printing. Yellow dyed, embossed, decorative covers and red thread add to the visual characteristics of Korean books.