Gothic binding model

This cutaway model of a Gothic style binding was made in 2014 in Camberwell College of Arts, during a four day workshop given by Juergen Vervoorst, head of Conservation at The National Archives, United Kingdom.

This binding was popular in Europe from the early 14^th to the 17^th century and was traditionally made with oak boards and a parchment/paper textblock.

For this model, a reduced scale book was made, and paper was used for the textblock.

The sewing was made on double cords with all-along packed sewing pattern.

One endband was made with a chevron style on a primary back bead endband on linen cord. The second endband was an integral style.

Part of one board was covered with leather with wheat starch paste.