Bookpress

Willie Duff talks about the use of a bookpress.

'This is a small individual bookpress. It can take small volumes of paper to be pressed or books. There is a screw mechanism, which is probably about 8 inches so it will not take more than a 6 inch width book. You are also constrained by the width of the arches. This is a very, very conventional bookpress. This usually stands on a bookbinders table; there are also ones that can use a horizontal fashion and these are used for pressing books for gilding. There are various sizes and widths of these presses; but all have the screw mechanism and this is for opening and closing and putting pressure on anything underneath'

Edinburgh City of Print is a joint project between City of Edinburgh Museums and the Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE). The project aims to catalogue and make accessible the wealth of printing collections held by City of Edinburgh Museums. For more information about the project please visit www.edinburghcityofprint.org

Category:

Education

Tags:

• edinburgh
• printing
• publishing
• bookbinding
• scotland
• history

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