How 400-Year-Old Books Are Professionally Restored

[@borge2014]

Interesting restoration process, surprising final design aesthetics , was not expecting a wizard book.

[@iTeerRex]

Since the pages were not fixable, he gave the cover that look to match it. I guess.

[@melissamcfarlin6840]

I was thinking it looks like it belongs in the library at Hogwarts.

[@RobKoelman]

You say: 'surprising final design aesthetics'. That is quite an understatement. Although I see the quality of this rebinding, I totally do not like the design of the cover...

[@borge2014]

@@RobKoelman Horrendous design I agree.

[@davidlitch6546]

I personally don't agree with you all I don't understand how you can criticize such an art

[@soulcatch]

Our artisan treats it gently, immediately begins hitting it with a hammer. LOL. Love this video.

[@nbsoboleski]

Haha, yes, I thought that was funny timing too -- just as narrator says that the 🔨 hammer comes out, whack! But, even hammers can be gentle.

[@2degucitas]

Yeah, but the book asked for it.

[@alganhar1]

I am a bookbinder, though not a restorer. That was not random 'hammering', it was very precise and for a specific purpose. Backing a book, getting the curve of the spine right, is nowhere near as easy as he makes it look.

[@meowwl]

Another restoration that isn't a restoration, but a renovation. Restoration would be restoring it to it's original appearance. That said, I firmly believe that anything that puts a book back into readable condition is a good thing!

[@johnleake5657]

I don't think it's either, though: it's a rebinding.

[@superslammer]

I'm not fond of the cover. But the craftsmanship is pretty good.

[@tigergaj]

*lips blubbering*

[@acmebrainsurgery]

@@superslammer I don't like the cover either. I don't get it at all, but it's still a beautiful job.

[@nigelwylie01]

It may be that knowing the title and the story behind the design would warm us up to the design of the new binding.

[@amitexo]

I am not a fan of the cover style but the whole process is simply amazing, bookbinding is such a fascinating art!

[@mariom7949]

I tried to emulate this master, but as soon as I applied glue, my Kindle stopped working.

[@cerishreve9918]

😂😂😂

[@will-i-am-not]

🙄🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

[@trexvalleygirl2770]

😂🤣

[@fatbackfitz]

Your kindle must be defective. I bound mine this way and I’m sure it’s as good as the day I shelved it!

[@grooving2music]

Brilliant

[@Crustdaddii]

I could watch someone do this for hours

[@NickGreyden]

Though different type of work, I would recommend Baungarndner Restoration (spelling?) who Bob Ross's his way through art restorations. Excellent to chill out to and watch or fall asleep to.

[@Crustdaddii]

@@NickGreyden thank you!

[@davidlitch6546]

I agree

[@CP-tq1ue]

Very cool! To those criticizing the final look, almost certainly the client requested it look that way.

[@johndavis3421]

After 36 years in book printing and binding I found this video amazing. As a BMO ( Bindery Machine Operator) apprentice graduate (RRD) I learned to run over 24 different pieces of bindery and decorating equipment from the start of the process to the final packaging. Recently I retired, and I do miss it.

[@Visiopod]

Depending on where you live, there might be a museum or similar that have such machinery and want to see it operational. You'd be the guy who knows the ins and outs of those machines and since museums and the like doesn't require these machines to run full speed all the time, you can take your sweet time while doing what you love. Part Time Explorers community is a good place to look for such places in the US.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

We book lovers who need our old books tightened or rebound Miss You and jour fellows Greatly too!

[@staceynicole8978]

This is fascinating. I am incredibly impressed and fascinated with the process!

[@Estherfay]

These comments are very interesting, even though I am not an expert, I do know the difference between a demonstration and a tutorial. Personally I loved this.

[@jaydee9124]

The skill of the book binder is amazing.

[@lynettemayhew1723]

Fascinating process, beautiful craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing this with us 👍from California.

[@JesseDanielle]

I really appreciate the comments that give credit and honor to the work, even if the style is not necessarily their taste.

[@catherine_404]

At about 3:15 he reinforces signatures with paper. My conservation and boom binding teacher repeated many times, if you glue paper to paper in order to reinforce or to mend tears, you absolutely must not cut the reinforcement paper, you must tear it with your hands. The reason is, if you cut it, the edge of the new paper would make the line of contact on the old paper weak. And as a librarian, I witnessed it oh so many times that that new paper basically creates situation for old paper we are trying to preserve to bend, crinkle, or very often break on that line. It's not that "my teacher told me, so I'm telling you you are wrong", but "I deal with all sorts of old books, except for particularly rare ones (that's what the rare books department does), and just by handling them and looking at them, I see with my own eyes how old conservation holds". This artisan's skill is IMPECCABLE. He knows his craft as if he himself carried it through for centuries this type of bookbinding exists. Conservation though is a slightly different thing and new data is important. My critique of that one single issue stands only because that issue wouldn't be obvious in a private library, but in a public library, which was heavily used throughout the 20th century (there are less people going to the library in this 21st century), weaknesses of book binding and book repair are obvious because we have so many books which were intensely used for decades, or even a couple of centuries (I can't say that books from the 18th century and older are heavily used, old and essential books were often reprinted, after all). Failures of some book binders are also obvious, but I'm not seeing anything of the sort here. And of course, the video is 120% right on the point of using reversible materials and special new materials. For example, you seemingly can mend your book with newspaper paper, that paper is thin, flexible, not too weak compared to tissues. But you absolutely mustn't for the reason that newspaper paper is created not to last by design, compared to your basic printer paper it's acidic, and good paper is slightly alkaline. You absolutely do not want anything precious to touch or otherwise interact with acidic paper because it being acidic, it's slowly destructs long chains of cellulose, and do you want your cellulose to be as long as possible for as long as possible because that what holds your paper together. Acidic paper will slowly turn yellowish and brownish, what's worse the acid will leach on whatever is in contact with it and make it yellow, brownish, and extremely brittle. In the same vein, while not being reversible, or at least easily reversible, good quality PVA glue is good for mending paper for the reason that it is very slightly alkaline, also it's long-lasting and doesn't damage the paper in general. But for the reason you want your mending and book binding to be reversible, you may prefer methyl-cellulose wallpaper glue as your main paper repair glue. Or modified starch wallpaper glue for the same reason. As a bonus, these glues almost always have fungicides and other biocides, which are actually very safe and in very minor qualities.

[@johntrueblue]

I was just thinking about the tearing of the reinforcment paper. "Four Keys Book Arts" mentions this technic in his restoration of a 150 yr old book and creates a better book than what this video shows.

[@MrKotBonifacy]

Thanks for sharing all these details. I could sorta guess why this or that is being done (being a LITTLE familiar with the subject) but it's always nice to hear from the horse's mouth, so to speak. Actually, I wished them to be included in the narrative - which should be, in my opinion, more like what you can hear in Baumgartner Restoration videos, but then it is what it is. Changing the subject - I spotted a "slip of a finger" in your comment - _boom binding teacher_ should probably read "book ..." - but yes, "k" and "m" are just next to each other on a keyboard, and since both "boom" and "book" are valid words no spell checker would catch such typo. Also, this is not any criticism on my side, not by any length - I do such slips all the time (the keyboard I use is tad crammed - spaces between keys and groups of keys are far form optimal) - and I'm bringing this to your attention ONLY to let you correct it, if you feel like doing so. Cheers.

[@jmssun]

7:07 “The repair worker then uses a conservation grade scissor and carefully makes a cut that can later be reversed by future conservators”

[@random_dragon]

Lmao, I saw this comment before that part of the video, and almost thought it was real 😂

[@katarzynapawowska9601]

I read it with Julian's voice 😂

[@steverose3019]

My favorite part was where they said it was made out of vegetable skin.

[@l0nely_snake]

I always loved bookbinding, I tried it a couple times making small notebooks for myself, if I had more materials I would love to be able to master this ability like this professional!! I love his work, he makes the whole process with such grace and expertise he makes it look so easy

[@treeleaf7808]

You can tell this man really knows what he's doing. The level of attention to detail is impressive!

[@Soldier4USA2005]

They didn't even properly clean the book.

[@treeleaf7808]

​@@Soldier4USA2005 Hm, okay. What additional steps to clean should have been taken, in your opinion?

[@Soldier4USA2005]

@@treeleaf7808 Are you actually asking, or are you being patronizing?

[@treeleaf7808]

@@Soldier4USA2005 Actually asking

[@Soldier4USA2005]

@@treeleaf7808 I'm not an expert in the field of book restoration, but I have done my share of repairing and restoring leather over the past 20 years and this "restoration" barely was one. Was recovering the book detailed and requiring of skill? Yes. Was the book as whole restored? No. The pages are still stained, damaged along the edge, and not separated to each individual page to look for even more damage ... let alone repair it. And when the cover was "restored", they added assumed visual styles and intentionally had mis-alligned and oddly shaped leather strips. And the intentionally oddly cut edges were for style as well. They had to be, or the guy doing the work couldn't hold the knife straight AT ALL....which begs the question as to why he's doing it in the first place. In short, this would be like saying they restored a 1969 Shelby GT-500 by removing all the body parts, replacing them with misaligned ones, repainting it all, then putting it all back on without ever having touched the interior or the engine compartment. I could keep going, but hopefully you get the point. If you want to watch a really good example of what restoration actually looks like, check out Baumgartner Restoration. He does paintings in their various forms, but the man is a wizard in the field.

[@DavidDavis-fishing]

Gooood morning from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great day!

[@tailsdblack463]

Good evening from northwest central Alberta Canada hope you get yourself some good rest down there.

[@MelodicTurtleMetal]

Hello from Australia. Stop running our country with your trash countries media influence. But i do hope you have a great day, it's not people problem.

[@MossyMozart]

@DavidDavis-fishing - Tell the gubernatorial administration down there to stop banning books.

[@LeesaDeAndrea]

The amount of work involved was quite surprising. So many different steps in the process and so much glue! I do wonder what the thought was in picking that rather odd cover. A very interesting process even so.

[@nbsoboleski]

Bookbinding --- at any level, any type of stich --- is super time consuming. I learned the basics in art school, but rarely actually make new books. Why? Because I can't decide which intensive route to go. Lol.

[@parryyotter]

Because it’s what the person wanted.

[@MossyMozart]

@LeesaDeAndrea - You don't know what the book is about. That would have definitely influences the commissioner's cover choice.

[@rebelbelle62]

I found this whole video so interesting. I was enthralled from beginning until the end. Thank you so much.

[@gwenmartinsen3979]

I've always wanted to do this. But wow, it must take years to perfect. Beautiful job Mr. Artisan.

[@albaprifti5601]

Hello I'm watching you from Tirana Albania 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱,I do the same work as you,I work in restaurtion of books since 1985,till now, want to thank you for sharing this video and for your time

[@benhassan11]

Wonderful, do you have a video of your work? Do you provide restoration services worldwide? Thanks

[@albaprifti5601]

@@benhassan11 no unfortunately, I working in National Library

[@jacquelinemcgowan8164]

Years of skill, thats what makes them so good, it looked effortless quite the opposite, so many years of hard work to get to that level of skill and the way they make its look so easy is a testament to this mans skills, do not know why people have to be so crytical is beyond me, I think it looks lovely and unique, thank you for sharing.

[@markedis5902]

18:34. there are better ways to case leather. It should be moistened and then left overnight in a poly bag then brought out and left until the surface appears dry. Then apply the embossing and leave to dry completely. That way you get a far crisper result. It just takes a bit of planning. (Leatherworker of nearly 40 years)

[@uncled39]

Are you also a book binder and restorer?

[@Dave-ip7hs]

I like watching people excel in their hobbies. Beyond excel, even. You can see their physical changes. In this situation; you can see his wider finger tips for intricate grip and slender fingers to help with precision

[@carlosmacmartin4205]

Very interesting work process. I couldn't stop watching. Bravo 👏 Excellent work, Maestro. Thank you for sharing. 🙏

[@SalaziNazz]

This book restoration video is like a mesmerizing art show! 📚🎨

[@vivsalittlebitcrafty4854]

What a fabulous skill to have. Every moment of this video was wonderful. I didn't realize so much went into the restoration of a book.

[@jannewass4540]

... and this was an unusually sloppy and hurried renovation.

[@patsabol8699]

The design on the covers is beautiful. I enjoyed this video so much that I subbed. Kudos to the craftsman who restored this book.

[@AyumiKaedehara]

imagine professionally restoring a book.. just to realize later on that you mixed up some pages

[@mo0nstonegirl]

Literally 1:40 in, and the dude shoved the scissors into the side of the pages... I wouldn't trust him with anymore 400 year old books if I was his boss. So careless. So nonchalant...

[@Anothy]

I think he does it again at 1:50 but it's out of frame. 😂

[@wonderwend1]

And works a glued edge on top of another signature and the signature ends don't even line up!

[@seaknightvirchow8131]

As a book lover, this was fascinating to me.

[@xplorations]

So do I, still want to trace the book title though... I am curious what he was working on. The patient should not be forgotten when applying the treatment.

[@countessk]

I'm watching him crush the book several times and find myself muttering "squish that book. You gotta squish. that. book." I noticed the pages were not washed to reduce the yellowing on this one. Kinda sad that step wasn't done. It's always satisfying to watch.

[@FlameRat_YehLon]

Giving that this is very likely to be a commissioned job, maybe the aged look is requested by the customer. Which I doubt is a good choice because the book might not last as long, but maybe the customer is on a tight budget, or maybe it's just a taste thing.

[@dfrenchorn]

I was thinking the same thing. I highly expected each page to be cleaned, treated, and pressed flat before being put together again! I also expected for the title of the book to be put on the spine. But alas! Still though it was very pretty work! And the gentleman who was doing the restoration had obvious skill!

[@LosPeregrinos51]

Not sure I liked the sculptured edges or the tear effect on the faces but the quality of the workmanship cannot be denied. One thing that stood out for me was the "wastage" of the covering leather - amateurs like me would save every inch, a professional doesn't have to bother!

[@johnfisk811]

Time is money to a professional.

[@nigelwylie01]

Bookbinding quality goatskin is really expensive, but it’s nothing compared to the cost of the time of the artisan. I once asked a professional bookbinder about material costs, and I got one of those “Don’t be silly” looks. I was trying to learn the craft, and hadn’t become good enough to charge for my work. Therefore buying expensive materials on which to make all my mistakes was a really big factor! Thankfully I managed to find a bookbinding club, where they were very friendly and helpful. And we shared resources.

[@alex_davis_11]

Manual artisan work is always amazing to watch, specially with books

[@Tinatortoise]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching that but would of loved to have had more explained.

[@399roses]

The rebonding was carefully and well done, but the final look was awful, I don't think they did the book justice. Looks like a Disney land wizard book

[@GeorgeEllis-q1u]

Totally agree, beautiful craftsmanship, shitty aesthetics.

[@bricks2850]

Final appearance of the book almost certainly follows the book owners instructions - The customer is always right!

[@nrml76]

The binding and final look is entirely true to the era when the book was first published. If you visit any old European library, you will see row upon row of books in this style. Where do you think Disney got his his inspiration from? He just bastardised old European tales.

[@JasperJanssen]

@@nrml76well, no, not really. This is a 100 year old book by the title, meaning early 20th, and the binding style is more 17th to 18th century. That said the pages looked more mid 19th than early 20th.

[@parryyotter]

Good thing it’s not your book then

[@fisicaDiferente]

Amazing! I am a textbook editor in Brazil and I was unaware of the art of book restoration. Thank you for this.

[@feralbluee]

That is such a Beautiful lining paper. Just amazing color!

[@ransomdaniels8395]

This process, start to finish, was fascinating! I've never seen bookbinding done and I had no idea t hat it was so meticulous. Thank you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@davidchio9398]

I love reading and books so much. I always bookbinding a book myself and tried to make it medieval style. So how amazing when I see an BIG old style textbook, I want to make it by myself and write down anything I want on it

[@larrykelly2838]

Truly a very interesting process.

[@federicoprice2687]

Very interesting. Thank you. I can't say I'm enamoured with the covers, and if it were my volume I'd have preferred a simple plain look. But I imagine the customer / owner had the last word!

[@judica8873]

I've done a few book binding projects, but I would entertain not even half the thought of attempting THIS. Requiring exact measurements & following through with them isn't easy for me to do. Personalized journaling books I've created as gifts for family and friends were expected to be customized by my "trademark" rushing-the-project imperfections as well as lack of proper tools & materials. They do stay bound, though. This is why it's to see the pleasure the masters are rewarded with. I play the piano by "ear" & although the tune I'm playing can be recognized A professional pianist doesn't add notes or subtract notes from a piece played...& sounds oh so much more beautiful & true.

[@johncamp7679]

I like watching videos about art restoration (Baumgartner) , repairing wrist watches (wristwatch revival) this is the first one I’ve seen about books, pretty wild process.

[@leisongivangomo4478]

Wonderful craftsmanship! I enjoyed watching

[@browill9]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching your craftsmanship. It was amazing. I had no idea what goes into book binding especially restoring an old book. Thanx for sharing 👏 😊 GBU

[@not490]

"Every step is meticulously planned" *Shoves the scissors inside the old pages* 1:38 💀💀💀

[@ozwaldgustav1126]

Incredible! Just Incredible. As a lover of books, this is very satisfying to watch.

[@bavariangirl123]

We had a family prayerbook restored that seemed beyond repair due to severe mold damage. Thankfully, my brother who is a librarian, had good connections and his friend who is a restorer took on the challenge. It is amazing what can be done with even the most dilapidated pieces.

[@Eric-jo8uh]

I could sit there all day just watching. I’d be as happy as Larry.👍👍

[@dlebreton7888]

Those who make rude comments here, shame. This video allows you to witness the careful restoring of a very old book so that it can last another hundred years or more and you are only interested in bullying the whole process. You are missing the point of the informative information. It is very relaxing and I hope this craft never fades.

[@the-red-ghost]

I agree

[@even1313]

The book can't be that old, or valuable, if he is touching it bare handed. Skin oils would destroy the paper.

[@drucker03]

​@@even1313 It must be valuable enough to justify this expensive treatment.

[@even1313]

@@drucker03 Yeah, they're making a lot of money from youtube views and ads.

[@drucker03]

​@@even1313 I think most people overestimate what you can earn with such a video.

[@mjbo]

¡Maravilloso trabajo, Maestro! Gracias por compartirlo.

[@iordache3278]

spanish school is better than this one.

[@MrKotBonifacy]

It would be really nice if the narrative was more on "explanatory side - something like one can hear in Baumgartner Restoration videos. It would really help the viewers to better understand what's going on and why this or that is being done, and what are the materials used. Yes, this is a great vide, a true pleasure to watch, but still...

[@robbylock1741]

Beautifully done! And to think books from the 1910's and early 1920's are over 100 years old! That leaves so many books to require such talents and work :)

[@cevazquez12]

Nananananana. El laburo y la dedicación es de otro planeta ❤ nunca vi una restauración.

[@mrradio4944]

Im in awe of the skill shown by the bookbinder 😮 I have one question though, is the voice over done by an AI? I find the sentence structure and tones of the voice to be a bit unsettling at times, like an AI would do😅

[@vaslav030547]

Totally fascinating. I was completely spellbound by the knowledge and craftsmanship,

[@2degucitas]

I've done this before on books that were made around year 1900. Very satisfying bringing a book back to how it should be.

[@BannanaTree-ed4tz]

He makes it look so easy.

[@broadsword310]

Is it really restoration when the restorer takes artistic liberties? Wouldn’t a true restoration process attempt to make the object as close to the original as possible?

[@bunkenator]

Yes, but 1. This is an archival restoration that is supposed to be reversible as mentioned near the beginning, and 2. If you could please share with us what the original binding looked like - thanks in advance

[@drucker03]

@@bunkenator I think he or she wouldn't be able to tell. In the past books were sold in raw sheets and every owner let them bind according to his personal taste. The same book could have many different bindings and very different books in one private or public library could have the same binding.

[@bunkenator]

@@drucker03 Thank you for the clarification. This is a trade i'd love to learn.

[@JasperJanssen]

There was no original, or at least not one shown in this video. Only a text block without a binding. (And it is indeed entirely possible that it was never properly bound. I am restoring a dictionary from 1821 - as practice rather than for any real reason - and that was clearly a loose text block that someone just glued a few pieces of scrap cardboard to (not even as big as the book block itself) rather than an actual book. And also the spine mostly and rear board was entirely missing. So yeah, after I restore the text block I will be making my own binding for it, in the style of early 19th C Dutch books, but I’m not gonna spend the world on it in time or money and I’m certainly not keeping the “original look”.)

[@uncled39]

​@bunkenator whatever it looked like, I'm sure it didn't look like that monstrosity.

[@gnomesanemann6705]

I was disappointed in the choice of cover design, but moreso by the fact that the title, author, and original publishing date of the book was not revealed.

[@VinayDipikar]

Commendable efforts to revive the historic literatures

[@hosseinrahmani1163]

A job well done Real craftsmanship must be preserved And passed to the next generation

[@SOBIESKI_freedom]

So interesting. Thank you for the privilege of seeing the process.

[@LynnWithoutAnE]

You Sir are an artist!

[@GianbattistMartin]

Bu gerçekten saygıyı hak eden bir işçilik. Saygı duydum, elinize sağlık.

[@Runehorn]

I would not call this a restoration at all, its more of a rebuild since there was nothing of the cover being restored. But that is amazing talent on display!

[@Coffee_thenwork]

Im worried his scissors arent big enough to handle the task of cutting those threads.

[@JasperJanssen]

Those weren’t scissors, they were shears.

[@blueygooey8899]

​@@JasperJanssencan we not agree sheers are specialized scissors

[@Useaname]

Jasper stop trying to be smart. You've already been roasted in the other comments.

[@kekipark77]

fascinating indeed. how long did the process take? and whats the name of the book?

[@georgekatkins]

really don't need the music for this very informative and interesting look. Thanks a lot.

[@Happyheart146]

I think it looks absolutely stunning.

[@davidlitch6546]

Incredible!!!! Just i don't like that the leather is not straight on the front cover

[@marclysonrodrigues5237]

Looks like a spellbook, very cool!

[@leonardoravecca606]

Bellissimo lavoro, il presente è vita.

[@quinnabun1173]

Absolutely spectacular workmanship 🎉❤

[@geoffrey6000]

Preserving history in the best way possible.

[@Mindblazter80]

What a master! Great job!

[@pavelkoudele5526]

Pred 30 lety jsrm se vyučil knihařem. Rád vidím toto krásné remeslo. Jsem spokojený s vysledkem prace tohoto muže. 👍🙂 Pavel 🇨🇿

[@sourcens]

14:50 I love seeing all his little extra stuff laying on top of the press

[@FloridaClay]

AA master craftsman indeed!

[@melodymacken9788]

Fascinating and brilliant to watch.

[@thegoodgeneral]

Without voiceover and music this would be an ASMR goldmine.

[@DancingPony1966-kp1zr]

I wish I grew up in a place where work like this was available.

[@Christine-db2hq]

Interesting choice for the cover I guess.. :|

[@YesItsMeGuys68]

Restoration is an amazing art form itself. I'm only just now getting to understand the mastery of it all.

[@evekankam6744]

This was awesome,thank you for sharing,amazing

[@texasoutlook60]

Absolutely marvelous!! Thanks for sharing!

[@LJones-n8c]

Wow! That's an amazing process to bring this 400 year old book back to life. Was it the same glue you used all the time or were they different kinds? Are they animal clues? Was the book put in a freezer to kill the mold? What kind of a textbook is it? From the cover, I'm thinking a history book.😊

[@OldsmobileCutlassSupremeConver]

Many people are down on rich people, but it's an extremely rich person with a passion for old books that pays for this. Thank you.

[@ApathyofHeart]

Yet ironically, MANY MANY more books would be restored if more people had the means to afford it. 🙄 Stop kissing azz.

[@am2dan]

I've made a number of books using _somewhat_ similar methods. But my books are limited to what I can print on a letter-sized (~A4) page, lol. It was fascinating watching a master work on such a large piece with _real_ tools and equipment.

[@dabeamer42]

I appreciate the ASMR aspect of the video, but a little more explanation of what's going on in each step would be helpful.

[@calvinbass1839]

A labor of love to be sure. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.l

[@acmebrainsurgery]

I could watch this type of video all day. Makes me wish I had taken up bookbinding, I think I would've been good at it tbh. That said, I don't like or understand the cover, but it's beautiful work all the same.☺

[@timbrown2679]

This was fascinating, so interesting to watch. Can you let me know what the book was about as I’m intrigued by the design on the cover and what it means. Thank you!

[@silkykitten]

Thank you for sharing. Learned a lot.

[@VANGELISNISYROS]

He reminds me a japanese gardener...All these people have a special place in heaven!

[@Tyler-zo6xe]

And i came to see him precisely tape a ripped page. That was never shown. Interesting process. Careful work, except tosses his shears into the delicate pages he's working on! Fun to watch, in spite of the comments. Not a book binder so i don't care about parsing words. Whatever the result, that is between him and the customer.

[@AllFirstHand]

Why are they fuzzing out lines of text of the book being worked on in this video, take notice of the top of the page of the book being worked on at around 2:05? Surely a 400 year old text is in the public domain by now.

[@GreenCat188]

Hmmmm

[@justsayin4632]

What was the point of blurring certain portions of the text?