Conference
Binding design and paper conservation of antique books, albums and documents /BBinding/
Date: 19th September 2014
Venue: Sofia, Bulgaria
in the frame of “Leonardo da Vinci” project № 2012-1-BG1-LEO05-06920
Aim:
The aim of BBinding conference is to present and discuss the new tendencies and best practices in nowadays bookbinding, paper, books and photography preservation and the education opportunities available in the field.
Context:
Larger established bookbinding workshops have been closed and a lot of small ateliers opened. The binding sections of the large printing factories have been automatized and many workers lost their jobs. A lot of binding sections in the libraries have been closed because of the tightening budgets and reduced visitors after the Internet expansion. Another negative tendency is that the printing and bookbinding industry shifted the investments to Asia.