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Antique Book Restoration
Antique books are enduring and functional works of art, and the work that went into producing these books is remarkable by today’s standards. Modern mass-produced books are for the most part manufactured as cheaply as possible. This segment from the 1981 RTE documentary Hands: A Dublin Bookbinder focuses on how centuries-old books are restored and, in so doing, how they were originally made. I hope you find this process and topic as fascinating as I do.
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I have repaired newer books and even that was really rewarding and relaxing.
@rivendellcoinsantiquities4964
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I have never done any repairs that are that extensive. But is it amazing to see their skill.
WOW!!! what an awesome job's!!! 👍👍👍👏👏👏
Thank you so much for sharing this, Rivendell! I personally love books and this made me appreciate them all the more! Remarkable!
I love all things to do with reading and books & this was fascinating! I enjoyed watching! Thank-you for sharing!
@rivendellcoinsantiquities4964
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Lena. Some of the methods might be a bit out of date by now, but it is nice to see these treasures restored.
This is fascinating...I have a lot of old books. Some worn down. I have also made my own books before. Thank you for this video, loved it... aloha
@izayaorihara7059
4 жыл бұрын
Artari I also started recently to collect old books, and bought one from 1738. But sadly the former owner didn't take care of the leather well, and I am unsure wich leather care products I should use. Do you may have a idea?
This is Awesome ..
This is one of the coolest videos I’ve seen in a long Time my Friend. Thanks for Sharing
this is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this! So interesting
Love this. Love old books. I wish i could go help.
@rivendellcoinsantiquities4964
4 жыл бұрын
I agree - what a great experience that would be.
This is a trade I would have loved learning.
Very well worth watching Sir Thanks AL
Interesting! Thanks for sharing
I was going thru a tub of pictures I inherited from my Granny. Along with 100's of photos sum dating back to 1903 (some have dates and some have names on the back, most have no info) maybe before 1903? Some have been eaten up by critters. Pretty sure I have every decade and every war photographed. Anyways, I came across our family Bible, with births and deaths starting around 1850!! It's pages are all there, I hope. And 3 Cora Harris books, I can't even open w/o damaging more
Very Interesting
Interesting thanks for sharing :) ATB
This may be helpful in repairing my books from the 1800s
I wish so badly that I could get this job today..
@rivendellcoinsantiquities4964
4 жыл бұрын
I agree, Abbas - what a great way to make a living!
@tybronx2446
3 жыл бұрын
I think book, art, and antique repair and restoration is still a job you can get into. I reckon a lot of collectors, museums, and libraries are in need of skilled restoration people.
@abbashaidari8313
3 жыл бұрын
@@tybronx2446 yes.. but most of them are in Europe and maybe America.. far faar out of my reach from here in India.. and the book collectors here in India are so minute in number that no one has set-up a dedicated restoration and repair business here..
@tybronx2446
3 жыл бұрын
@@abbashaidari8313 I think the fact that there aren't that many people who do restoration in your country means the museums have more openings for the job? You could just check, what do you have to lose?
My dream job
I'm looking for someone who can restore my 140 years old books in India.. if somebody can help??
That is pretty cool do you do this or play around learning, just from this short video it is a art form,
@rivendellcoinsantiquities4964
6 жыл бұрын
I have repaired antique books, but nothing as old as these. Thanks for stopping by!
no i need 2 hours of that
@RivendellCoins Do you know how to date old photos by looking at them?
@xTashleyx
3 жыл бұрын
I know you posted this quite some time ago. You can date it by what kind of photo it is (tin type, Polaroid, etc.) and by the clothing people are wearing. Clothes can take some time to learn.
@LadySpitfire78
3 жыл бұрын
@@xTashleyx thanks. I long ago gave up on this daunting task when i realized i probably have every make and model of photo types. From rusted tin to not so rusted tin, to cardboard to plastic? But I did meet my great grandfather, a WW2 hero, so the ride thru time thru Granny's photos, was beyond imaginable. Tangible photos will be sadly missed 100 yrs from now
here is the long version of the video, if any one is interested kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHaYmJmqgdyfZs4.html
1:58 did he say fortnite
@BlinkedAgain
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, he said 'fortnight'. Why?
have old books love them especially atlases