Preserving Your Antique Books and the Art of Early 20th Century Bookbinding

For those of you who collect antique books, do not miss this session! Dr. Jason Nairn of Librariana details the process of Arts and Crafts period binding live from his own collection of antique machines in this fascinating session. Methods of preserving and stabilizing antique books, standard bookbinding techniques and using alternative binding materials will be explored alongside a live demonstration of Dr. Nairn’s own process and his examples from his portfolio in this deep dive in bookbindery.

For any questions about registering for this session, please contact the Arts & Crafts In August Director Kate Nixon at (828) 628-1915 or acconferenceinfo@charter.net.