Affiliated with ancient Egypt, bookbinding has been an important craft throughout history including in India from the time when religious texts were inscribed on palm leaves and bound in the form of ...

Exquisitely crafted covers of goatskin not only enhance the beauty of precious books but also help preserve the “human quintessence” for the next generations of book lovers in Vietnam. With the desire ...

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