Workshop on stiff-board vellum bindings

The New York Chapter of the Guild of Book Workers presents:

Stiff-Board Vellum Binding with Slotted Spine
A Workshop with Don Etherington
At The New York Academy of Medicine
April 26-28, 2012
9:30am-5:30 pm

For more information or to register, please email
newyork<-at->guildofbookworkers<.>org

The Gladys Brooks Book and Paper Conservation Lab Please find
directions to The New York Academy of Medicine at

    <URL:http://www.nyam.org/about-us/directions.html>

In this three-day class, students will construct a stiff-board
vellum binding with exposed, raised bands that are covered in
alum-tawed patches.  Commonly found on Italian books from the 16th
and 17th centuries, this binding style is an elegant example of
Renaissance craftsmanship.  In class, Don will guide students in the
making of a model that blends characteristic historical features
with certain modern adaptations designed to eliminate the warping
that frequently occurs with newly bound stiff-board vellum bindings.
This class is appropriate for experienced binders.

Workshop Fee:  $325 (GBW members)/$375 (non-members)

Materials Fee: $30

Instructor Bio:

    With over 45 years of professional bookbinding and conservation
    experience, Don Etherington is a nationally and internationally
    recognized craftsman, known for his innovative design and
    implementation of state-of-the-art conservation procedures,
    including phased preservation programs for libraries and
    institutions.  After extensive training in England, Don
    established a four-year program in bookbinding and design at
    Southampton College of Art.  Over the course of his career, Don
    has conducted numerous workshops and seminars for colleges,
    universities and the Guild of Book Workers.  Don currently
    serves as President of the Etherington Conservation Center in
    Greensboro, N.C., as well as the Director of the Book
    Conservation Program at the American Academy of Bookbinding.  He
    holds the position of Honorary Fellow in both the American
    Institute for Conservation and the International Institute for
    Conservation.  Other professional affiliations include the Guild
    of Book Workers (Past chairman, Standards Committee); Accredited
    Fellow, Institute of Paper Conservation in England; and member
    of the American Library Association.

Erin Albritton
GBW NY Chapter Chair


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