Bookbinding

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I saw an interesting piece on the almost lost art of bookbinding a few days ago. When I think of the most attractive bookbindings I have seen in the past they were usually in connection with family Bibles, Classic Literature, etc. During modern times the art of bookbinding has been largely lost due to cheap materials available. The piece that I saw showed a woman who does hand binding as a profession, and some of her works are masterpieces. She pointed out how she created the bindings to focus on the material within each book. The story also told of an apprentice who has been studying the art for some years. I truly love beautifully bound volumes and hope that this art will never go out of style. My question to you is, do you own any beautifully bound books? I have a huge family Bible that is very nicely embellished.