Bound for Beauty: A Book Binding Demonstration In-Person
Intricately cut colors of leather, gold tooling and elaborate designs adorn the covers of beautiful books, but have you ever wondered how these books are made? To celebrate the exhibition Bound for Beauty, Washington University Libraries is hosting a book binding demonstration by Noah Smutz, book conservator. Noah will discuss how to bind a book, with models he created to illustrate the steps. He will also demonstrate how to prepare leather for binding and apply gold tooling for decoration. After the demonstration, in-person attendees will be invited to view the exhibition and enjoy the beautiful bindings on display.
Free and open to all, pre-registration required.
Bound for Beauty is generously sponsored by Donald A. and Laura E. Shindler.
Speaker:
Noah Smutz is a book conservator and the owner of NS Conservation LLC. Noah has been in the field of conservation since 2011 when he started as a student worker in the University of Kansas Libraries conservation lab. He has since held internships for the Smithsonian Archives and Bodleian Library amongst others. He graduated with a master’s degree in Book Conservation from West Dean College in the United Kingdom. Previously he has worked as a book conservator for the Smithsonian Libraries. He has been a member of the American Institute for Conservation since 2010 and a Professional Associate since 2019.
- Date:
- Thursday, April 21, 2022
- Time:
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Olin Library, Rm. 142
- Campus:
- Danforth Campus
- Audience:
- Community Faculty Graduate Students Library Staff Staff Undergraduate Students