Traditional binding

Traditional or fine binding is directly originated from a 16^th century know-how. In fact, except for some tools as guillotine (paper cutter), the binder's hands have been doing almost the same gestures for no more than 5 centuries.

The fine binding respects those traditions.

Made of leather for the luxury bindings, or of cloth for other ones, they're often decorated with gilding or marbled papers

My creations

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Pastiche of a full leather binding from 19^th century

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Pastiche of a 19^th century binding : half -shagreen (long grain), with corners

Pastiche of a 19^th century binding : half -shagreen with corners

Flexible binding made of french Toile de Jouy

Bradel of full cloth (relon)

Half-shagreen

Half-sheepskin

Half-sheepskin

Half-shagreen

Half-sheepskin with paper boards