How a Medieval-Style Book Is Bound by Hand (Every Step Explained)

Four hundred pages, goatskin, cords and brass, and not a single staple. Here is every step of binding a medieval-style book by hand, from folding signatures and sewing on cords to blind tooling and brass clasps, and why old books were built this way. 0:00 A Book by Hand 0:29 Books Before Printing 1:32 Signatures 2:14 Sewing on Cords 3:10 Shaping the Spine 4:04 Headbands and Boards 4:57 The Leather 5:57 Blind Tooling 6:51 Brass Clasps 7:34 Endpapers 8:07 The Finished Book Footage: Adeels Bindery & Pen Art on YouTube, CC BY "(Bookbinding) Creating A Medieval Leather-bound Book With Clasps" Edited, with narration and graphics added. Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech), CC BY 4.0 #bookbinding #howitsmade #medieval