Historic Bindings Series -- SOLD OUT!

Date: Sundays, March 7 – 28, 2010, 4 – 7 pm
Location: 2100 Building (in Rainier Valley), 2100 24th Ave. S., Seattle, WA [map]
Cost: $175 ($70 for an individual class)

In this series, we will cover 4 historic bookbinding structures:

Week 1 (March 7) - Roman Wax Tablet
The first class examines the Wax Tablet, a wooden board structure typically used by the Romans as notebooks. We will explore their history, the preparation of materials and then recreate a functioning model. 

Week 2 (March 14) - German Longstitch
The class moves solidly into the middle ages with the German Longstitch, which creates a multi-quired book with a decorative spine. This structure is still loved by contemporary book artists for it’s sheer versatility of design potential. 

Week 3 (March 21) - Ethiopian Binding
The focus of the third week’s class is an Ethiopian style structure. It’s an ancient open-spine binding, similar to a Coptic, sewn onto wooden boards and often encased in a madhar (see image). It is one of the oldest styles of codex bindings we know of.

Week 4 (March 28) - Coin Book
We round off with an examination of the small round books occasionally found in the Renaissance Schraubthaler, a keepsake coin that functioned as a locket, with a book or portrait inside.

Instructor Bio: Jenny Craig is a Seattle book artist and librarian. She trained at Day Moon Press and the University of the Arts in letterpress printing, bookbinding and papermaking. She teaches and exhibits locally whenever the opportunity presents itself. 

Instructor Bio: Lark Preya owns Dirigible Works, creating artists’ books and ephemera. She has an MFA in Bookarts from the University of Alabama, concentrating in printing, binding, papermaking and the history of the book. She is a member of ILSSA and on the board of the Seattle Center for Book Arts.

Registration is closed for this class.

SCBA Cancellation/Refund Policy:

  • If your class is canceled by SCBA, you will promptly receive a full refund.
  • If you cancel more than 21 days prior to the first day of class, you will receive a full refund.
  • If you cancel 21 days or less before the first day of class, you will receive a credit for the amount of the original class to be used for any future SCBA class offered within one year from the date of the cancellation.
  • If you cancel less than 48 hours prior to the first day of class, no credit or refund will be granted. However, it may be possible to obtain handouts for the class pending approval from the instructor and SCBA.
  • If you do not appear in class and we have not heard from you, no credit or refund of any kind will be given.

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Please contact us at programming@seattlebookarts.org for more information, or to register at the student rate or SCBA supporter rate. To register for this class, please click the link below and pay using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account. You may also print and mail in a registration form with your payment. When registering by mail, please also send an email to info@seattlebookarts.org to notify us of your registration.