Professional Field Experience: Introduction to the History and Craft of Book Bindings.

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PR: Corequisite of ARHS 452 . Through a lecture and workshop format, this course introduces students to the history and evolution of Western and Oriental bookmaking, from the handmade codex to pre-industrialized book-making processes. Students craft four traditional books and in the process learn the materials, tools, sewing structures and assembly process of the various elements.