As I’m sure we (MATD08) will all agree, last week was a fantastic week in the department with the arrival of one Gerard Unger. I personally learnt a lot in those few days he was around and am looking forward to his next visit massively. My personal favourite Ungerisms were “I live a life without [...]
During my bookbinding placement I had to repair many books where the spines had deteriated through use or age and where they were no longer doing the job of holding to book block and boards together. Most detremental wear to books comes from where they are pulled off of the shelf. Understandably people will pull [...]
Having finished my Undergraduate studies at Birmingham Central University I was looking for something fun and different to do over the summer, before I started my Postgrad Masters at the University of Reading. Browsing through the placement oppotunities on the UoR students page I found a beginners bookbinding placement. This seemed like something I would [...]