MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2013



Creative Bookbinding

Kate Beattie, Preservation Associate, Ayako Letizia, Conservation Assistant

Jan/08 Tue 10:00AM-12:00PM 14-0513
Jan/09 Wed 10:00AM-12:00PM 14-0513

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: Manual dexterity

Learn two bookbinding styles – pamphlet binding and flat back binding – using colorful cloths and decorated papers.  A selection of blank text paper and decorated papers will be provided.

See examples at http://libraries.mit.edu//preservation/images/iap2013/

We will have tools on hand to borrow for the duration of the class.

The Wunsch Conservation Lab is located in 14-0513, in Building 14 in the basement of the Hayden Library.  For directions, see

http://whereis.mit.edu/?selection=14&Buildings=go

NOTE: No walk-ins allowed.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Andrew Haggarty, 14-0513, 617 253-5282, AHAGGART@MIT.EDU