Look past the comedy routine to a really excellent comparative analysis of European bookbinding before and after the industrial revolution of the early 19th century.
A design bookbinder creates a one-of-a-kind leather binding which is a work of art in its own right, using and adapting tools and techniques developed by binders during the pre-industrial era.
Craft bookbinders in Ireland demonstrate how they create a modern design binding and perform historically-informed repairs to older volumes. Several techniques used in paper repair are also shown.
