Traces

Lecture de 3 min

Many family historians did not originally set out to write a book. Initially, they enjoyed collecting family letters, facts and memorabilia, and then became interested in preserving their family’s past in a tangible way. Since most historians are int

The Gardener Magazine

Lecture de 1 min

Hammer Nail Craft knife Twine Old hardcover book (we used an A5) A5 pages, lined A4 scrap paper Serviettes Envelopes Ribbon Scraps of material Mod podge Wood glue 1. Remove the inner pages of the hardcover book by carefully cutting along the inside o

House and Leisure

Lecture de 3 min

The studio is unassuming. A rectangular facebrick space painted white, with a sweeping view of a garden that seems to go on for a country mile. As you’d expect, there are books lining the shelves and stacked on wide tables, along with the odd vintage

Farmer's Weekly

Lecture de 2 min

Loyal readers of Farmer’s Weekly would certainly have noticed that the magazine looks different. This is because it no longer utilises a perfect bound spine, and now, instead, is bound using the saddle stich method. While Farmer’s Weekly realises tha

NPR

Lecture de 2 min

The Larkspur Press in Kentucky is two years behind schedule, with no plans to catch up. Printer Gray Zeitz sets each letter of the book by hand and then prints on a press from the early 1900s.

AFAR

Lecture de 11 min

OUTSIDE, THE SEPTEMBER SUN beat down on Lucca’s postcard streets with the ferocity of a boxer who knows his best days could be behind him. But inside—just a few months before the world went sideways—it was dark and cool and smelled of ink. Matteo Val

Family Tree

Lecture de 2 min

1 Store yearbooks carefully. Like any book, yearbooks should be kept in your home away from the extreme temperature changes of attics, garages or basements. Place books upright on sturdy shelves away from windows and lamps. Light, heat, and moisture

Poets & Writers

Lecture de 3 min

Charles Theonia’s latest book looks nothing like a book. I nstead it is a collection of twenty-one tiny glass bottles, each one with a poem inside. When Theonia, a transgender writer who goes by the pronouns they and them, was beginning hormone repla

that's life

Lecture de 2 min

✔ 2 diaries ✔ Scissors ✔ Galena velvet in pink and navy ✔ E6000 spray adhesive ✔ Mod Podge ✔ Small brush ✔ 2 x Offray ribbon 1 Open and lay out the diaries on top of the velvet and cut a rectangle about 3cm larger than the measurements. 2 Spray one

Photo Review

Lecture de 6 min

Margaret Brown Photographers who print their own images should consider producing their own photobooks instead of outsourcing the layout and printing. While it might not be cheaper than outsourcing, producing your own photobooks can be a lot of fun a

Capture

Lecture de 9 min

Let’s begin this discussion with a personal story. It belongs to Terence Patrick, an American photographer with a long list of commercial and editorial clients, and experience as a portfolio reviewer. His story contains a lot of clues about building

TechLife News

Lecture de 2 min

Rick Maynard found the manila envelope containing letters from the battlefields of World War I while he and his sister were cleaning out the basement after their father’s death. The more than three dozen letters were written, some in pencil, by Paul

Muse

Lecture de 1 min

THE ACCORDION BOOK is created simply by folding a sheet of paper back and forth to create the pages. This design is great for displays. You can fill the pages with your sketches, cartoons, poems, or photos. Then you can stand the book up and view all

that's life

Lecture de 1 min

✔ Velvetfabricin pink and navy ✔ Matching ribbons ✔ Spray adhesive ✔ Mod Podge ✔ Small brush ✔ Scissors ✔ 2xdiariesor notebooks 1 Open out your book on top of your velvet and cut a rectangle about 3cm larger. 2 Spray the wrong side of your fabric a

Photo Review

Lecture de 8 min

Margaret Brown Many photographers have discovered that printed books are a great way to store and share a collection of images and also preserve valuable photos for future generations. Fortunately there are plenty of companies eager to help you with

Who Do You Think You Are?

Lecture de 1 min

w bl.uk/conservation/guides The British Library has produced a detailed guide explaining how photographs deteriorate and outlining good preservation practice, which family historians can download for free in PDF format. w blackandwhiterevival.co.uk

The Paris Review

Lecture de 6 min

The Morgan Library. There is no friend in the world better than a book; in the abode of grief that is this world there is no [better] consoler. —Mir Ali Heravi In the Chester Beatty Library, there are books made entirely of jade. There are picture sc

Digital Camera World

Lecture de 4 min

www.bobbooks.co.uk £39 / 26 pages, Landscape (28 x 21cm) 1 BOB’S photo book boasts a crisp binding and a printed gloss hardback cover that’s unmatched for colour vibrancy, sharpness and dynamic range. We opted for Lustre Photographic pages with a lay

Traces

Lecture de 3 min

Causes of deterioration There are many causes of disintegration in books, some of which are part of the book’s make-up, and some of which can be avoided. If the paper used within the books, or the adhesive used to bind them, is highly acidic, then th

Digital Camera World

Lecture de 4 min

www.bobbooks.co.uk £39 / 26 pages, Landscape (28 x 21cm) 1 BOB’S photo book boasts a crisp binding and a printed gloss hardback cover that’s unmatched for colour vibrancy, sharpness and dynamic range. We opted for Lustre Photographic pages with a lay

Writer's Digest

Lecture de 4 min

If you get a kick out of playing detective, like to probe the unknown, are imaginative and persevering, then your chances of successfully researching offbeat subjects are excellent. And it is the offbeat that sells. For if a subject has been publishe

Psychologies

Lecture de 2 min

WHEN I LIST MY GOALS, I’m surprised by how often I hit the jackpot – like the first time I penned that I wanted to write a book. Months later, I got talking to the woman in front of me in a queue, who just happened to be the commissioning editor of a

Amateur Photographer

Lecture de 1 min

Featuring the work of many different award-winning and accomplished documentary photographers, Invisible Britain is a hard-hitting look at life in modern Britain. Against a backdrop of Brexit, austerity and a country arguably ever more divided, these

Amateur Photographer

Lecture de 1 min

Hoxton Mini Press, £22.95, 336 pages, hardback, ISBN 978-1-910566-54-1 ★★★★★ Organised in conjunction with the BritishJournal of Photography, 2018's Portrait of Britain book quickly sold out. It's back for 2019 with a brand new set of 200 portraits

Literary Hub

Lecture de 10 min

In 2010, the novelist Jami Attenberg published her third book of fiction, The Melting Season, which had a woman on the lam from Nebraska to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of cash. The book received very good reviews, but did not sell well. She was dr

Apple Magazine

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Rick Maynard found the manila envelope containing letters from the battlefields of World War I while he and his sister were cleaning out the basement after their father’s death. The more than three dozen letters were written, some in pencil, by Paul

Banknote Reporter

Lecture de 2 min

The Collector’s Guide to Japanese Invasion Money, Second Edition, by Gregory Hale. Includes photos, descriptions and values of Japanese Invasion Money from World War II. Printed in Australia, 2019. Soft cover, large octavo, 212 pages, illustrations i

The Millions

Lecture de 3 min

River Dog Book Co.'s BrocheAroe Fabian shares all of 2019's Armchair Travel Bookclub Picks, from Sarah Vowell to David Sedaris. The post Love Your Bookstore: River Dog Book Co. appeared first on The Millions.

Family Tree

Lecture de 1 min

Advocate for record preservation and open access. Tell records custodians how much you value their records. Support the efforts of genealogical societies and groups such as Reclaim the Records . Ask records custodians wheth

Writing Magazine

Lecture de 1 min

There are a number of physical items that may help you promote your writing. Taking books as one example these can include: bookmarks, postcards, magnetic stickers – all designed in a way that utilises a cover image. More elaborate things may be invo