Bookbinding 2000 drew an international audience of binders and bibliophiles to commemorate the lifework of Bernard C. Middleton, whose collection of books on bookbinding is now held at RIT’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection. These videos, along with their companion publication, Bookbinding 2000 Proceedings, present the lectures and demonstrations delivered at the conference, and offer insight into the diverse and stimulating work taking place in bookbinding studies.

There are many kinds of exposed spine structures and/or exposed sewing techniques. Many such alternative structure bindings have been popularized for artists’ books. "The Exposed Spine Binding," will focus on techniques for producing an exposed spine binding in full leather for a multiple-section text block. The process will be shown from beginning to end.

122 minutes, VHS NTSC format, only playable in North American region