Fritz Otto's cutaway springback ledger binding is done, the other one will be before lunch. Still springs too, even after covering. 😉 www.instagram.com/fritzottobuc...

Been a very intense couple of weeks in the bindery, including working on these two beasts ...
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Very much looking forward to it.

A question though, what if the #Voynich is "simply" a creative work of genius meant to confound scholars for the ages, a work of art like Serafini's Codex Seraphinianus? In the latter we know the intent, but could the idea have been the same? Just wondering ...

Art Break: Cracking a Medieval Code | Getty Events Attempt to decode the unknown alphabet and mysterious drawings of this centuries-old enigmatic manuscript with our experts.

Join me and @gettymuseum.bsky.social curator Elizabeth Morrison for an online conversation about the #Voynich Manuscript! June 13 at 3 PM EDT. Click here for more information and to register: www.getty.edu/calendar/art...

Dog Chew Cod Parchment Some time ago I was given a package of Icelandic cod doggie chew snacks by a friend. Those chews looked gnarly and I wondered if they could ...

Some time ago I was given a package of Icelandic cod doggie chew snacks by a friend. Those chews looked gnarly, and I wondered if they could be processed into parchment or leather. Long story short, YES they can. Full illustrated report on my blog at
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Especially for those generations ...

The best for a radiant personality und strahlendes Gesicht.

Fritz Otto working on a new binding. Can anyone guess what type of structure it will be? More, including the next steps, at the link below

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Test Yourself on the History of How Books Were Made (Gift Article) Try this short quiz on the material side of reading.

Ok book people, time for a pop-quiz that was shared by a friend. Enjoy!
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In the beginning, there was a library conservation lecture series. April 2nd marked the 20th event. A beautiful hand-crafted bone folder made by @shannaleinohandbuilt was selected. My part of the gift was a custom display stand and box.

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Another find ...

1984, or is it? We're (with @groovegoujah) watching you ...

Binding on 1984 by @richard.minsky.
"When you hold the book you see yourself on the screen."

From the @guildofbookworkers 100th Anniversary Exhibit. More at bit.ly/4l1njau.

Sanity is the playground of the unimaginative[, and overrated].

I wholeheartedly concur with this vibe.

Found while going through the detritus of a professional life - mine.

I loved her "Preserved Book" series.
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Her contributions to the field were incredible - a real loss to the field and all who knew and worked with her.

Indeed 😂
Time to make a sign and charge admission.

Opinion | Photos are disappearing, one archive at a time As photographers try to find homes for their work, archives are vanishing, especially in local journalism.

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Opinion | Photos are disappearing, one archive at a time As photographers try to find homes for their work, archives are vanishing, especially in local journalism.

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Mood! From Roy Kent to a primal scream, this covers a multitude of sentiments.

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Review | The Nazis loathed modern art. They launched a war against it. “Degenerate Art,” an exhibition at the Musée Picasso in Paris on the Nazis’ persecution of modern artists, is about culture wars and where they can lead.

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Loved this thread. Thanks

Here's Fritz Otto folding endsheets. As a Stift (1st year) apprentice I spent days doing this until I could do it in my sleep. They would be trimmed to size with the books and then double-fan adhesive bound or tipped-on as part of a recasing. More from him at www.instagram.com/fritzottobuc...

Ach, what adorable cobbles. 😉 Maybe a bit slick in the rain, but nothing compared to Flanders or Paris Roubaix, both coming up soon[ish]. The Friedensfahrt was a great race and I'm sad it's gone ...

Opinion | Germany’s Far-Right Comeback (Gift Article) Germany’s attempts to “remember away” its Nazi past has instead paved the way for an extremist resurgence.

Note all the parallels ...

The Far Right Is Rising in the Land of ‘Never Again’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...

History and Its Harsh Lessons Give These Graphic Novels Their Material (Gift Article) In Hillary Chute’s Graphic Content column, she looks at Nora Krug’s graphic adaptation of Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” and Dash Shaw’s “Discipline.”

Essential reading for our dystopian times!

History and Its Harsh Lessons Give These Graphic Novels Their Material

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Don't be weak! Go crazy!
@kennedyprints

Retired from Syracuse University Libraries after 3+25 years and 7 months! 🥳

Turning off the lights for the last time ...

Blues Brothers Knew How to Treat Nazis YouTube video by Australian Jewish Association

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Berlin’s Most Unsettling Memorial Two Berlin artists talk about their controversial memorial in Schöneberg’s Bavarian Quarter. on Slow Travel Berlin

On this Holocaust Memorial Day it is important to resist from the onset and not normalize cruelty... As one says in German, "wehret den Anfängen". If we learned from the past we can , we must do better.
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Just one more week until retirement after 3+25 years and 7 months at Syracuse University Libraries. I'm looking forward to getting back to the bench for some bookbinding and other long neglected projects ...

www.instagram.com/fritzottobuc... is getting everything ready for me.