BOOK NOTES AND SKETCHES TRESSES SMALL MODEL

Craftmanship

"Elam's traditional bookbinding workshop has over a century's worth of experience and respects every step of the classical art of bookbinding by hand, using the finest materials. It takes an average of eight years to train a craftsman in classical bookbinding techniques. The inner sheets of paper are cut and then sewn one by one to form bundles. Passed through the cutter, their back is glued and rounded then shaped by light hammer blows. The threads used to sew the pages are then firmly glued to a raw cardboard cover, which is then covered with imitation leather or leather with bevelled edges. Then comes the precisely adjusted cover paper. Finally, the cover sheets are glued and shaped to form a harmonious fold."