Repairing Roman Missals Part 3: "tooling" the decoration скачать в хорошем качестве

Repairing Roman Missals Part 3: "tooling" the decoration

Why do all the old Daily Missal covers have the same kind of decoration? And how do I recreate that look by hand using traditional bookbinding techniques? Watch over my shoulder as I 'tool' a new leather cover for a client who wanted an upgrade to the tatty cloth cover! Since you've been good enough to click 'read more', I'll tell you...I think that decorative element with 5 'points'/triangles on the cover is yet another holdover from medieval bookbinding technique (I talked about the 'false raised bands' on the spine in Part 1). Before those bands were false, they were 'ribs' created by the hemp cords around which the pages were sewn. Those cords then ran over the outside of the front and back boards and down through holes in the boards to the inside of the cover, effectively tying the boards to the book, making an incredibly strong binding. Once the covering leather was shaped around those cords on the boards, you had something that looked sort of like the '5 points' decoration you see today. After that structure was no longer commonly used (in the era of mass produced, machine-made books) I reckon people thought that's what these books should look like, so the design element remained. And I love it! For the other parts of this series, click on the playlist link:    • Hand Missal repairs and upgrades - ma...   If you love traditional craftsmanship and/or Catholic heritage, be sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more bookbinding and restoration videos, as well as dives into the cultural and significance of the fascinating books which wander across my work bench. I'll see you in the bindery then!