Hollander’s is partners with the American Academy of Bookbinding, which offers professional level workshops for one or two week sessions in fine bookbinding and book conservation. The instructors are two of the most accomplished in the field, Monique Lallier and Don Etherington.
Workshop registration for these classes takes place through the American Academy of Bookbinding, located in Telluride Colorado; however, the workshops listed below are upcoming workshops held at Hollander’s.
For enrollment information contact the American Academy of Bookbinding.
2010 AAB Spring Schedule at Hollander's
MONDAY, MAY 3 thru FRIDAY, MAY 14 — 9:00 to 5:00
Intermediate/Advanced Fine Binding with Monique Lallier. Students will complete two full-leather bindings in this class. A range of fine binding techniques will be learned including laced-in boards, French style embroidery end-bands, leather hinges, end papers, sunken suede leather doublures and decorated paper or leather fly leaves. Also covered in the two-week session will be design techniques.
MONDAY, MAY 17 thru FRIDAY, MAY 21 — 9:00 to 5:00
Restoration of Cloth and Leather Bindings with Don Etherington. This course teaches techniques for the restoration and repair of cloth and leather bindings using Japanese paper and linen for rebacking and other repairs. Matching repairs to the binding colors will be taught. Students should bring four books; two cloth and two leather, whose covers need to be repaired. No prerequisite is required for this class.
MONDAY, MAY 24 thru FRIDAY, MAY 28 — 9:00 to 5:00
Rebacking of Leather Bindings with Don Etherington. This will cover the very common problems of repairing broken spines by rebacking and repairing the corners on leather bindings. Students will repair at least two 18th or 19th century calf or goat skin bindings. Original spines will be repaired and remounted whenever possible. Leather paring will also be practiced along with some blind and gold tooling.
MONDAY, MAY 31 thru FRIDAY, JUNE 4 — 9:00 to 5:00
FINISHING I with Don Etherington. This is part one of a two-part finishing class series, a format advantageous for students unable to attend the traditional two-week class. During this first five-day class students will prepare plaquettes, prepare patterns for spine lettering using hand tools, practice lettering with handle letters and type holders in blind, practice lettering using gold foil and gold leaf, and learn how to use a stamping machine. Students may also bring books that need titling.
MONDAY, JUNE 7 thru FRIDAY, JUNE 11 — 9:00 to 5:00
FINISHING II with Don Etherington. This five-day course is a sequel to Finishing I, but may be taken separately. Students will practice tooling using gold and blind techniques, tooling false spines covered in leather with raised bands, practice tooling and simple onlays and inlays on plaquettes, and practice with the stamping machine. Students may also bring books that need finishing.