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.

As he covers a book in full leather, Don Etherington will demonstrate the often unappreciated principles of sound forwarding and discuss various aspects of techniques designed to achieve a more durable binding.

68 minutes, DVD NTSC format, playable in any region