Bristol Bound Bookbinding

Bristol Bound Bookbinding We're a friendly, traditional and family owned bookbinding company based in Southville, Bristol run by husband and wife team, Richard and Rachel.

Bookbinding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded sheets of paper or other material. It usually involves attaching a book cover to the resulting text-block. Before the computer age, the bookbinding trade involved two divisions. First, there is stationery or vellum binding which deals with making new books intended to be written into, such as accounting

ledgers, business journals, and guest log books, along with other general office stationery such as note books, manifold books, portfolios, etc. Second is letterpress binding which deals with making new books intended to be read from and includes fine binding, library binding, edition binding, and publisher's bindings. A result of the new bindings is a third division dealing with the repair, restoration, and conservation of old used bindings. With the digital age, personal computers have replaced the pen and paper based accounting that used to drive most of the work in stationery binding. Today, modern bookbinding is divided between hand binding by individual craftsmen versus mass-produced bindings by high speed machines in a bindery factory. product-dissertation-bindThe craft of bookbinding probably originated in India, where religious sutras were copied on to palm leaves (cut into two, lengthwise) with a metal stylus. The leaf was then dried and rubbed with ink, which would form a stain in the wound. The finished leaves were given numbers, and two long twines were threaded through each end through wooden boards, making a palm-leaf book. When the book was closed, the excess twine would be wrapped around the boards to protect the manuscript leaves. Buddhist monks took the idea through Persia, Afghanistan, and Iran, to China in the first century BC. Similar techniques can also be found in ancient Egypt where priestly texts were compiled on scrolls and books of papyrus. Another version of bookmaking can be seen through the ancient Mayan codex; only four are known to have survived the Spanish invasion of Latin America.

Colourful results working alongside our apprentice Freya Williams
10/04/2024

Colourful results working alongside our apprentice Freya Williams

Leonardo da Porto Maurizio 1796. Resewn and new half leather binding using Moroccan goat skin and hand marbled sides. ...
15/02/2022

Leonardo da Porto Maurizio 1796. Resewn and new half leather binding using Moroccan goat skin and hand marbled sides.

Our resident magician has worked her magic on this very damaged book. Swipe ➡️for before photos…
14/01/2022

Our resident magician has worked her magic on this very damaged book. Swipe ➡️for before photos…

A couple of bespoke albums for photos, memorabilia and ephemera. Screw post bindings covered with patterned paper and cl...
04/05/2021

A couple of bespoke albums for photos, memorabilia and ephemera. Screw post bindings covered with patterned paper and cloth.

Paper back transformed into presentation binding using goat skin and marbled endpapers
30/04/2021

Paper back transformed into presentation binding using goat skin and marbled endpapers

Door closed now for 2020, busy last month but full of some beautiful projects! Happy Christmas everyone ✨
22/12/2020

Door closed now for 2020, busy last month but full of some beautiful projects! Happy Christmas everyone ✨

22/12/2020

Door closed now for 2020, busy last month but full of some beautiful projects! Happy Christmas everyone ✨

Various jobs finished today. Film props, journals, children’s classic book restoration, case binding cricket scores. Var...
25/09/2020

Various jobs finished today. Film props, journals, children’s classic book restoration, case binding cricket scores. Variety is the spice of life!

Having a great week restoring Bibles and Prayer Books great and small
27/05/2020

Having a great week restoring Bibles and Prayer Books great and small

Fun week making photograph albums/portfolios.
16/05/2020

Fun week making photograph albums/portfolios.

Makes a welcome change from the usual dissertation binding colours
10/05/2020

Makes a welcome change from the usual dissertation binding colours

We intend to remain open for business as far as possible during the outbreak. Please contact us by phone or email befo...
17/03/2020

We intend to remain open for business as far as possible during the outbreak. Please contact us by phone or email before coming in

Address

300 North Street
Bristol
BS31JU

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+441179663300

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