bookbinder

US/ˈbʊkˌbaɪn.dəɹ/

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,352 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: bookbinders

A bookbinder is a craftsman who sews and covers books. A skilled bookbinder, the bookbinder's workshop, trained as a bookbinder.

A sewn binding opens flat and lasts centuries, where a glued spine cracks, which is the whole case for the trade. Most surviving work is now repair and conservation rather than new binding.

Definitions of bookbinder

1nounbookbinderA craftsman who sews and covers books.B2+
“The bookbinder restored the torn old Bible with a new leather cover.”

bookbinder is a craftsman.

Where it comes from

Middle English bokebynder is book plus binder.

Middle English
bokebynder
English, today
bookbinder

From Middle English bokebynder, bok-bindere, equivalent to book + binder.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Libraries & Museums

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bookbinder in the wild

Each winner received a cheque for $10,000 and a copy of their books specially bound by master bookbinder Pierre Ouvard.
1995 Governor General's Awards
In 1930 he began training as a bookbinder at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.
Roger Powell (bookbinder)
Fellow binder and collector Bernard Middleton described Powell as "one of the most important and influential bookbinders of the last hundred years and, arguably, of any period".
Roger Powell (bookbinder)
Johann Georg Mozart was a German bookbinder who lived in Augsburg in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Johann Georg Mozart
However, Johann Georg pursued a different career, becoming a master bookbinder.
Johann Georg Mozart

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