Bernard C. Middleton (1924–2019)
Author of The Restoration of Leather Bindings
About the Author
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Series
Works by Bernard C. Middleton
Highlights from the Bernard C. Middleton Collection of Books on Bookbinding, Together with Selected Essays ... (2000) 6 copies
The binder's art : catalogue of an exhibition of highlights from the Bernard C. Middleton collection of books on bookbinding (1989) 4 copies
A Bookbinder's Miscellany 3 copies
Twenty-Five Gold-Tooled Bookbindings: An International Tribute to Bernard C. Middleton's Recollections (1997) 2 copies
Boards and their Attachment 1 copy
Covering 1 copy
Bőrkötések restaurálása 1 copy
Leather bindings 1 copy
Associated Works
Twenty-Five Gold-Tooled Bookbindings: An International Tribute to Bernard C. Middleton's "Recollections" — Contributor — 1 copy, 1 review
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Middleton, Bernard C.
- Legal name
- Middleton, Bernard Chester
- Birthdate
- 1924-10-29
- Date of death
- 2019-01-28
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Central School of Arts and Crafts
- Occupations
- bookbinder (Royal College of Art)
manager (Zaehnsdorf Bindery) - Organizations
- Royal College of Art (bookbinder)
Zaehnsdorf Bindery (manager)
British Museum Bindery (apprentice)
Art Workers Guild
Guild of Contemporary Bookbinders
Royal Navy (WWII) - Awards and honors
- Order of the British Empire (Member, 1986)
Society of Antiquaries of London (Fellow, 1961)
Royal Society of Arts (Fellow, 1951)
Institute of Conservation (Honorary Fellow, 2006)
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association (Honorary Member, 2010)
Association internationale de bibliophilie (2002) (show all 7)
Légion d'Honneur (Chevalier, 2015) - Cause of death
- stroke
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- London, England, UK
Members
Reviews
A memoir by the grand old man of bookbinding. This book includes colour prints of most of Middleton's modern designed bindings, as well as some in black-and-white. He is an artist, as well as a craftsman, though he proudly describes himself as the latter.
He is also ingenious in a pinch. "I love cats individually, but en masse they have tried my patience inordinately. On one occasion I found that a pile of newly-bound books which were ready for collection had stuck together, the cause of show more which calamity need not be spelt out. It occurred to me to pour ammonia between them, a cunning wheeze which worked like a charm, and there was no residual staining." show less
He is also ingenious in a pinch. "I love cats individually, but en masse they have tried my patience inordinately. On one occasion I found that a pile of newly-bound books which were ready for collection had stuck together, the cause of show more which calamity need not be spelt out. It occurred to me to pour ammonia between them, a cunning wheeze which worked like a charm, and there was no residual staining." show less
An expanded version of the Bird & Bull edition of Middleton's memoirs, which are idiosyncratic but very funny in parts. With some excellent color illustrations of many of his design bindings.
One of the "must have" books of bookbinding techniques. Bernard C. Middleton is among the best-known binders working today, and he has been working in fine binding for more than 60 years. This is the fourth edition, and has been updated and expanded.
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Statistics
- Works
- 17
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 346
- Popularity
- #69,042
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 17
- Languages
- 1