Since it came out, Books, Boxes & Wraps has been on the Top 10 book list that I recommend to all my students in the yearlong calligraphy courses I teach across the U.S. and Canada. This book is an invaluable resource. Through the years I have turned to it time after time.
— Reggie Ezell, Chicago, Illinois
www.reggieezell.com
This second edition is an expansion and a refinement of the first—more projects, more information, more instruction.
Instructions are given for all of the projects shown on this posting.
For crafters and calligraphers, bookbinders and
writers, artists and art teachers with classes from kindergarten through
college—this is the guidebook for you! It’s a concise yet comprehensive workbook
on creating all different kinds of books and boxes—from traditional to
contemporary, from rustic to elegant, from large to small.
Several the edge sewn binding styles included
The clear, step-by-step instructions and graphic (yet
beautiful!) line drawings offer easy-to-follow guidance for both the novice and
the seasoned artist. All projects can be made with the simple tools listed
in the first chapter—which also describes how to use these tools, where to find
them, and, in some cases, how to make them. Information on choosing papers,
inks, adhesives, cloth, ribbons, and threads is given in the final chapter, and
an up-to-date list of resources is one of the appendixes.
Books,
Boxes & Wraps is a
treasure, but you should be forewarned—opening this book can easily lead you to
create many, many more!
Described as “a workshop in a
book,” Books, Boxes & Wraps is an invaluable aid to teachers. It’s
been assigned as a college textbook and is often employed as a creative resource
for classroom projects.
The book is laid out like a
workbook and is studded with helpful working tips—a clear materials list for
each project; instructions on the most useful knots and closures; an extensive
chart on papers; a glossary of bookbinding terms; a bibliography of other
helpful books, articles, and catalogues; and suggestions for working with
paper, measuring, cutting, pasting, sewing, mitering corners, making holes,
labeling covers, finding the grain… and so much more.
Each chapter begins with
snippets of historical information—did you know that the earliest surviving
inscriptions were on tortoise shells and animal bones?—and goes on to give the general
instructions necessary to make the projects that follow. The chapters are
arranged in the order the various book forms came into being, beginning with “Palm
Leaves & Scrolls” and going all the way through “Multiple Signature
Bindings.” “Folders & Soft Wraps” and “Boxes & Cases” end the project
section of the book. In between are such gems as flutter books, to-and-fro
books, flip books, triangle books… and all of them so much fun to make!
Since it came out, Books, Boxes & Wraps has been on the Top 10 book list that I recommend to all my students in the yearlong calligraphy courses I teach across the U.S. and Canada. This book is an invaluable resource. Through the years I have turned to it time after time.
— Reggie Ezell, Chicago, Illinois
www.reggieezell.com
This second edition is an expansion and a refinement of the first—more projects, more information, more instruction.
For crafters and calligraphers, bookbinders and
writers, artists and art teachers with classes from kindergarten through
college—this is the guidebook for you! It’s a concise yet comprehensive workbook
on creating all different kinds of books and boxes—from traditional to
contemporary, from rustic to elegant, from large to small.
The clear, step-by-step instructions and graphic (yet
beautiful!) line drawings offer easy-to-follow guidance for both the novice and
the seasoned artist. All projects can be made with the simple tools listed
in the first chapter—which also describes how to use these tools, where to find
them, and, in some cases, how to make them. Information on choosing papers,
inks, adhesives, cloth, ribbons, and threads is given in the final chapter, and
an up-to-date list of resources is one of the appendixes. 
Instructions are given for all of the projects shown on this posting.
Several the edge sewn binding styles included
Each chapter begins with
snippets of historical information—did you know that the earliest surviving
inscriptions were on tortoise shells and animal bones?—and goes on to give the general
instructions necessary to make the projects that follow. The chapters are
arranged in the order the various book forms came into being, beginning with “Palm
Leaves & Scrolls” and going all the way through “Multiple Signature
Bindings.” “Folders & Soft Wraps” and “Boxes & Cases” end the project
section of the book. In between are such gems as flutter books, to-and-fro
books, flip books, triangle books… and all of them so much fun to make!
