Book design
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Book design is the graphic art of determining the visual and physical characteristics of a book. The design process begins after an author and editor finalize the manuscript, at which point it is pass
Design by Hans Holbein the Younger for a metalwork book cover (or treasure binding)
Initial on the opening page of a book printed by the Kelmscott Press
The spine of the book is an important aspect in book design, especially in the cover design. When the books are stacked up or stored in a shelf, the details on the spine is the only visible surface that contains the information about the book. In a book store, it is often the details on the spine that attract the attention first.
Books with different spine orientations: ascending (left); descending (middle); upright (right)
Bookbinding
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Bookbinding is the process of building a book, usually in codex format, from an ordered stack of paper sheets with one's hands and tools, or in modern publishing, by a series of automated processes.
Book design
…visual elements—including typography, margins, illustrations, and page layout—and physical features, such as trim size, type of paper, kind of printing, binding. From the late Middle Ages to the 21st century, the basic structure and organization of Western books have remained largely unchanged. Front matter…
A traditional bookbinder at work
Bookbinder's type holder
Early medieval bookcase containing about ten codices depicted in the Codex Amiatinus (c. 700)
9th-century Qur'an in Reza Abbasi Museum