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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documentary Hands: A Dublin Bookbinder focuses on how centuries-old books are restored and, in so doing, how they were originally made.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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  • @user-wb8wy2nk6m
    @user-wb8wy2nk6m2 жыл бұрын

    I have repaired newer books and even that was really rewarding and relaxing.

  • @rivendellcoinsantiquities4964

    @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.

  • @mamasayangsayangmama9310
    @mamasayangsayangmama93103 жыл бұрын

    WOW!!! what an awesome job's!!! 👍👍👍👏👏👏

  • @bethcoddington2150
    @bethcoddington21506 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing this, Rivendell! I personally love books and this made me appreciate them all the more! Remarkable!

  • @lenas9487
    @lenas94873 жыл бұрын

    I love all things to do with reading and books & this was fascinating! I enjoyed watching! Thank-you for sharing!

  • @rivendellcoinsantiquities4964

    @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 Some of the methods might be a bit out of date by now, but it is nice to see these treasures restored.

  • @Artari
    @Artari6 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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?

  • @ohdannyboyjustadiggin
    @ohdannyboyjustadiggin2 жыл бұрын

    This is Awesome ..

  • @lincolncentralcoins1452
    @lincolncentralcoins14525 жыл бұрын

    This is one of the coolest videos I’ve seen in a long Time my Friend. Thanks for Sharing

  • @LaGranRoLaDetecciondemetales
    @LaGranRoLaDetecciondemetales5 жыл бұрын

    this is so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this! So interesting

  • @androcracy
    @androcracy4 жыл бұрын

    Love this. Love old books. I wish i could go help.

  • @rivendellcoinsantiquities4964

    @rivendellcoinsantiquities4964

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree - what a great experience that would be.

  • @wildernessofzinn17
    @wildernessofzinn174 жыл бұрын

    This is a trade I would have loved learning.

  • @OldiesGoodies
    @OldiesGoodies6 жыл бұрын

    Very well worth watching Sir Thanks AL

  • @GarnetCarmichael
    @GarnetCarmichael6 жыл бұрын

    Interesting! Thanks for sharing

  • @LadySpitfire78
    @LadySpitfire785 жыл бұрын

    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

  • @GoobNoob
    @GoobNoob6 жыл бұрын

    Very Interesting

  • @tagteamrecoveries
    @tagteamrecoveries6 жыл бұрын

    Interesting thanks for sharing :) ATB

  • @hengedraws
    @hengedraws4 жыл бұрын

    This may be helpful in repairing my books from the 1800s

  • @abbashaidari8313
    @abbashaidari83134 жыл бұрын

    I wish so badly that I could get this job today..

  • @rivendellcoinsantiquities4964

    @rivendellcoinsantiquities4964

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree, Abbas - what a great way to make a living!

  • @tybronx2446

    @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

    @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

    @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?

  • @BattleSKY8
    @BattleSKY85 жыл бұрын

    My dream job

  • @mdrezwanjafri7048
    @mdrezwanjafri70485 жыл бұрын

    I'm looking for someone who can restore my 140 years old books in India.. if somebody can help??

  • @bluescoins1199
    @bluescoins11996 жыл бұрын

    That is pretty cool do you do this or play around learning, just from this short video it is a art form,

  • @rivendellcoinsantiquities4964

    @rivendellcoinsantiquities4964

    6 жыл бұрын

    I have repaired antique books, but nothing as old as these. Thanks for stopping by!

  • @ThallesValle
    @ThallesValle4 жыл бұрын

    no i need 2 hours of that

  • @LadySpitfire78
    @LadySpitfire785 жыл бұрын

    @RivendellCoins Do you know how to date old photos by looking at them?

  • @xTashleyx

    @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

    @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

  • @darkercrimson2645
    @darkercrimson26455 жыл бұрын

    here is the long version of the video, if any one is interested kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHaYmJmqgdyfZs4.html

  • @colbyg1784
    @colbyg17845 жыл бұрын

    1:58 did he say fortnite

  • @BlinkedAgain

    @BlinkedAgain

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes, he said 'fortnight'. Why?

  • @fritzbender5050
    @fritzbender50506 жыл бұрын

    have old books love them especially atlases