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Finally, an update.

it’s that easy!

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Peder Severin Krøyer (1851-1909), Roses - 1893

Arthur Loureiro / Australia 1853–1932

Paris, France

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— k.e.

Publishers cloth bindings emerged in the early to mid-19th century as an alternative to more traditional bindings covered in materials like leather or vellum. As the name suggests, these bindings were supplied by the publisher– a giant leap forward compared to earlier book production, where the buyer of a book would have to take it to have it bound AFTER its purchase! As machines began to play more of a role in book production in the Industrial Revolution, publishers realized they could make their books look more uniform and visually appealing (as well as cheaper!) if they put them in a cloth “case” before they hit the shelves. These “case bindings” were not as structurally sound as binding styles of the past, but with the development of stronger textiles, many were sufficient to survive and enter libraries and collections all over the world!

Details at Inbal Dror Bridal 2019

And a Washington Post article detailing the reaction of Saudi officials to the internment of Chinese Muslims because two fascists with conspiracy to commit genocide are better than one I guess.

‘Cornrows, Afropuffs and Joy’, 2008 Brooklyn, NY, by Sierra Leonian photographer Adama Delphine Fawundu

The picture, taken in 1955, shows a book van on the Labadi beach, near Accra, Ghana More