RTÉ documentary series exploring the craft traditions of Ireland. hands.ie/ Narrated by historian Maurice Craig. Filmed in 1981. antiquarianbook...
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@brianogrady16383 жыл бұрын
For all who are wondering , this company still exists in Dublin, the name changed back in 1981 to Antiquarian Bookcrafts and moved to Marlay Park, we moved again in 2013 to Ballymount industrial estate in Dublin, my father is in the video, Cathal O' Grady, I have continued on my father and grandfathers profession at Antiquarian Bookcrafts where we still repair and restore books just like in the video.
@jasborb3 жыл бұрын
This comment should be pinned. Brilliant that you are still going strong.
@J_Gamble3 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear that! I was trained up in the old methods of letterpress printing. It kills me to see how younger people do it these days. So much of the craft is lost! But here and there you'll find someone, usually older, using all the old brilliant techniques. Like those shown here. Anyway. Good wishes to you from Northern California.
@sammyjo81093 жыл бұрын
@@jasborb I was just thinking that same thing: Needs pinned.
@emilytsialos53582 жыл бұрын
That is the best news I've heard for quite awhile! All success to you and for all of your endeavors.
@jackmaher42452 жыл бұрын
My Dad is a trained Bookbinder but hasn't worked as such for many years, if you are ever looking for more staff with experience, even just for part time work, I think he genuinely misses the work.
@ihnanna8494 жыл бұрын
My father was a master bookbinder for nearly 43 years. Sadly, he passed away almost 6 years ago. However, the continuity of the craft has been assured. My husband was my father’s apprentice. My husband is now the master bookbinder. I don’t know if the family business will survive this coronavirus. If it doesn’t, I know he will continue it as a hobby. This video brought back memories of helping in the bookbindery as I grew up. The pounding sounds and the smell of glues, machine oil, and leather is unforgettable. My main job was working with the ludlow machine and stamping. However, I had my hand before in every aspect of putting a book together. My interests diverged from bookbinding into healthcare (mainly from collating medical journals for years lol). I’m a registered nurse, now.
@janieperez55484 жыл бұрын
This is so intresting, sounds like wonderful childhood memories. Glad your husband learned the trait and continues the work. Would love to learn more and carry out this great tradition.
@archkull3 жыл бұрын
I hope your business survives the pandemic. The art of bookbinding has become so underappreciated.
@inkland20033 жыл бұрын
please don't quit! the tradition is so precious!
@davetobias37883 жыл бұрын
If you are based in the US and your husband is looking for projects, I may have a few... Let me know - dttobias@gmail.com
@zaraFORSYTH3 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure, there are people willing to get their hands on handmade books. Perhaps a journal would be great to sell online.
@sangwooshin29702 жыл бұрын
I just learned that the librarian at 14:37 recently passed away in August 2021. Kudos to her lifelong dedication to preserving the heritage of mankind. Rest in peace.
@parkavenue69702 жыл бұрын
What happened? It was only 5 years ago right? She looks healthy.
@peterobara64792 жыл бұрын
@@parkavenue6970 ...the film was made in 1981....so she died 40 years later
@rykerhasyounow2 жыл бұрын
Sure, she was probably lovely, but why did you feel the need to make it something it's not?
@stephhhie172 жыл бұрын
@@rykerhasyounow Make what into something it's not?
@marybarratt26492 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Muriel. Such an interesting job she had and she was very knowledgeable.
@NSYresearch5 жыл бұрын
Twenty two minutes of sheer joy to watch. Craftsmen and craftswomen at their best.
@somebnnuy2 жыл бұрын
Ahh yes, 5 AM, the perfect time to watch a video about Dublin bookbinding.
@I_leave_mean_comments5 жыл бұрын
21:15 He's working on Photius's famous "Bibliotheca" aka, "the Myriobiblon" or "the Ten-Thousand Books". Photius was basically the first book reviewer. In that book are reviews of something like 300 different books he read in his lifetime. Most of them have been lost and are totally unknown today. It's a really important book from the 9th century.
@kasvinimuniandy41783 жыл бұрын
wow
@blackie752 жыл бұрын
That's amazing, thanks for the info.
@futjakot90752 жыл бұрын
commeting so i can come back later & search for the book
@pvtmalo321710 ай бұрын
@@futjakot9075 Did you find it?
@kennylong72812 жыл бұрын
I am speechless! What a beautiful craft! This is real valuable work, and cultural ware. These books are certainly a national treasure of Ireland, but also a treasure for all Europe!
@simongee89286 жыл бұрын
I never tire of watching true artisans at their crafts. Years of learning goes into so many skills, all worked in such an apparently relaxed manner.
@carriebtc5 жыл бұрын
As a book collector, I do appreciate the art and craftsmanship behind precious old books. Sadly every day it is more difficult to find qualified craftsmen who can do the necessary repairs of old books or the binding of new ones. A beautiful art that is rapidly disappearing. Great video, but with a sad and melancholic aftertaste. Cheers
@lydiajackson67413 жыл бұрын
I'm trying my best to learn how to do bookbinding. I've found that my friend's mom does it, and she taught me the flat back binding method. Regardless of the fact that supplies can be rare and expensive and I can't find a class to teach me how to properly prepare traditional books, I'm still looking. The art isn't dead, not yet.
@carriebtc3 жыл бұрын
Good luck @@lydiajackson6741. Great learnings and work. Cheers
@grnsouth12043 жыл бұрын
Fret not, there are still some of us who practice the art. And there are quite a few university programs dedicated to papermaking and book binding. And more than a few private institutions.
@imanpoco56543 жыл бұрын
Indeed such a beautiful art. I really wish it last . Sir can you make a video of your collection please, if you would like so of course
@amandaw264752 жыл бұрын
@@grnsouth1204 All of which require a degree for entry. :(
@grammgale582 жыл бұрын
I can watch this for hours! Thank you for posting! My mother and my niece went to Ireland for my mother's 70th birthday! She loved it! They spent a night in a castle, too! She died a few years ago at 91.
@thewasatch2086 жыл бұрын
Don't know how I got here but I couldn't stop watching... This was awesome!
@sallyskellington30243 жыл бұрын
Same here, three years later.
@nelbraudo-4413 жыл бұрын
Hell Fgkn Yeah! 🤣👏🏻
@CosmiaNebula3 жыл бұрын
I'm here because I was reading Jorge Borges' story The Aleph and got confused about what he meant by "uncut books".
@NickGreyden2 жыл бұрын
KZbin has a fascinating collection of master craftsmen plying their trade. I would also recommend Baumgartner Restoration. He cleans and restores old paintings and it is amazing to watch him work and listen to what he is doing. Very "Bob Ross-eqsue". I would suggest The Conservation of The Assassination of Archimedes Narrated Version to start with.
@littlebrookreader9492 жыл бұрын
Wow. I love this. I am so impressed with this degree of beauty and excellence! And the lady who’s been there since age 14! Thank you for this showing these wonderful people to us. I am so grateful! Love and best wishes from Mississippi. ❤️
@Antipodean336 жыл бұрын
There's something comforting about owning books, especially older ones.
@SpiritBear125 жыл бұрын
Indeed, a Kindle doesn't quite cut it. It's hard to feel cozy or even nostalgic when reading something off of a lit screen. I like books, no batteries or electricity needed. I love to go into a book store and get hit in the nose by the smell of all that paper, ink and glue. LOL
@MrUnit7315 жыл бұрын
@@SpiritBear12 I understand what you mean ✌️ I buy lots of books on Kindle, but the best ones, I buy "for real". I read good books several times. Just like I play good CDs more than once.
@a_pompom4 жыл бұрын
I guess we don't really own them, we just take care of them for a while.
@ukiyoutsusemi53723 жыл бұрын
@@a_pompom this is so profound!
@zaraFORSYTH3 жыл бұрын
I wonder why I buy so many without completing them ever
@knutknutsen561010 ай бұрын
I am so impressed that there are still people hand crafting like this. May you all live to be honored!
@lorenawr55826 жыл бұрын
SOOOO MUCH BEAUTY!!! And all done by hand absolutely no computers. It is just magical that kind of skill! Just magical!!!
@FruitMuff1n2 жыл бұрын
I have never been so entranced by a documentary series. Thanks for sharing this documentary series with us.
@chemicalrecoveryfellowship17216 жыл бұрын
I purchased the whole set of Hands documentaries. They are wonderfully made and reminiscent of a time gone by. I highly recommend the set.
@neilsanghvi52292 жыл бұрын
I have always dismissed the gold filigree and rich leather spines on the few eighteenth and early nineteenth century books I possess, valuing only the contribution of the text to my historical research. This documentary has made me examine the bookbinding for the first time, and begun to appreciate the craftsmanship that went into them, even if they don't match that of the Dublin and Paris traditions. Thank you for posting this and adding a value to my enjoyment of these books I never knew I needed.
@YaelSharon3410 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful craft! I wish this type of method was desired and appreciated by the masses these days. Great video!
@heidisommer6078Ай бұрын
90% der Menschheit sind geldgeile Vollidioten.
@cacauldr5 жыл бұрын
What a fascinating watch, and beautifully filmed!
@jeanhawken44825 жыл бұрын
I never tire of viewing this old clip. Such a joy
@B30pt872 жыл бұрын
Amazing how beautiful the books look after restoration.
@tommcclelland1192 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing to see this artful work. The old ways are fascinating to me. Even though I’m 2 generations removed from my ancestral homeland in Ireland, I’m very thankful to reconnect to the old ways….thank you from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
@bretdouglas94076 жыл бұрын
So nice to visit a time when people cared about things like this
@cosmicmauve2 жыл бұрын
I love watching people who work in "detail". I can't believe the amount of different tools that are used. This was fascinating.
@powerfrenzyКүн бұрын
I love Ireland. I love books. I love coming back to this video every 6 months for the last 5 years.
@mollynakamori2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I have been looking for the Hands series for about the last 30 years!
@mrenglishjawa5 жыл бұрын
I raise my glass to the art shown here and the artisans at work . This is an art now passed from the general world, but for the few who carry its torch you have my un-dieing respect, as do all those that maintain the crafts of our past to carry such art forward to the times when mankind will once again need its function and form.
@cadetmouse5 жыл бұрын
Hands is a real great series of short films. I have been watching many recently and they are all wonderful and interesting. This one was particular fabulous. Tradition and skill within all trades should never best lost forever, and only hands do it better than anything else.
@AnnaTalks-videos3 жыл бұрын
I found this so relaxing to watch - I wish craftspeople were as respected, and as numerous, today as they were then
@cloerainflower3 жыл бұрын
I came here by accident, but now I’m hooked. I never knew bookbinding was such an amazing craft!
@cdpgbc-mw2kz5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. Thanks for uploading.
@judyharford50485 жыл бұрын
This brings back wonderful memories of my childhood as my father was a bookbinder. I can remember watching him sometimes as he worked. I still have a small container gold leaf that was his that he'd saved when not all the leaf was used in a project.
@alanwann93186 жыл бұрын
I was spellbound watching this! More please
@ATL_Transparency_News2 жыл бұрын
i love watching a skilled hand, very nice. these skills are a thing of the past and that is a big loss. it is just simply amazing work
@ismann91484 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Hopefully this will allow the retention of great book binding.
@acmebrainsurgery2 жыл бұрын
The work done by these highly skilled artisans is a real treat to watch. 💗📖
@alitlweird2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate how lovingly these books are handled.
@robertwalker54912 жыл бұрын
What a very interesting programme. Very well presented. Nice to take a break from modernism and relax watching an ancient craft unfold. Thank you
@mafoster43932 жыл бұрын
I am a junk journal maker and paper crafter. Never did I have a clue of this process. I cannot believe how interesting this was for me, and how much I now appreciate and admire the entire process. Simply unbelievable craftsmanship. Thank you so much for sharing this with the world.
@Limeysack6 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely FASCINATING!!!! They don't make documentaries like this anymore (or books either for that matter!) Thank you for the upload.
@StuffUCanMake5 жыл бұрын
The craftsmanship is out of this world!!
@nestorlovesguitar3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this better than the last 10 movies I've seen - no joke. Such wonderful art, such mastery!
@jamesaritchie12 жыл бұрын
I agree completely.
@stillwater622 жыл бұрын
The skill, artistry, and knowledge these craftsmen, and craftswomen possess are almost irreplaceable and should be considered national treasuries. This is an art form that is almost gone from existence. The Victorian Era had the most detailed and beautiful forms in architecture, clothing, art, furniture, books, and music. Oh, how I wish we could recapture those qualities again.
@pixiesmate6 жыл бұрын
Old skills performed brilliantly are a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing
@jessebillett2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for uploading this fascinating programme. I really enjoyed it. The makers of older TV shows could still assume that viewers had intelligent interests and grown-up attention spans! My "pandemic project" was actually to learn some basic bookbinding skills. If nothing else, the experience taught me the real cost and value of handmade bindings. Our modern consumer culture expects things to be cheap and available instantly. If we're ever to attain a "sustainable" way of life, we'll have to get used to paying more and owning less-and therefore also choosing to own only those things that will really last.
@doberman1ism2 жыл бұрын
Ever since I was a child I have enjoyed the artistry of these type of lovely books. I have been known to purchase old books just because of their binding! Then I put them on display in my house so I can enjoy them. Thank you for this most informative and interesting video presentation. I am glad that the business continues to thrive in this day and age of computer technology.
@terri2412 жыл бұрын
Magnificent. What a joy to behold the work of such highly skilled conservators! Thank you to everyone who had a part in producing this superb video record.
@spence21262 жыл бұрын
Blimey! That brought back some memories of when I did my apprenticeship for print finishing and bookbinding, these guys are next level though 👌👍
@daved34946 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Stunning craftsmanship and very educational. Very well done, thank you.
@NoosaHeads5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful. Mesmerising craftsmanship.
@MasTArrrRR6 жыл бұрын
What a treat. Thanks for sharing. Pure talent at its rawest form. Incredibly amazing to watch. Thank you again.
@bristolfashion44212 жыл бұрын
Awsome skills and techniques - thanks ever so for making the video available. Fascinating! :-) Love the section where Des and Muriel discuss the details of some special book restoration (14:53) Bless them and their patience and attention to detail. Where would we be without folks like these ?? History in the making.
@mirkhwand Жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@jackryder-sw9rkАй бұрын
As a secondhand and antiquarian bookseller This was one of the most interesting and satisfying videos I have ever seen.
@laurensouthgate24582 жыл бұрын
Amazing i hope this craft never dies.
@scottcudahy82006 жыл бұрын
An amazing work of art. Very much appreciate you sharing this documentary. Thanks!
@donloughrey16155 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this. This is satisfying in so many ways: historic preservation, art, expert craftsmanship, love of books and more. The librarian at 14:35 seems to me to be much more than a librarian( no disrespect to librarians, their work goes unsung), I would also call her her a curator, and I thank her for that. Also , the young woman at 0:52 , to have started this craft at fourteen and to stay with it is amazing. With young people like her I feel comfortable that after I am gone the world might just be ok.
@miatfitz2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this... I visited John's business many times over the years. Was so sad to hear he passed away last year. He had some lovely old books in his home many rebound by himself. I'm so glad his business is still going.
@dixieboy56892 жыл бұрын
I Loved the gold leafing part. Incredible. great video all the way!! Thanks
@BobbyIronsights6 жыл бұрын
These "Hands" documentaries are wonderful. Thank you very much for the upload!
@Russell-12 жыл бұрын
If you enjoy them they are available on DVD from the makers - Sally Shaw-Smith & her husband.
@barbaraholzmann9463 жыл бұрын
I thank you for sharing this fascinating video -- Loved watching this and seeing the absolute craftmanship!
@dannys31855 жыл бұрын
Excellent documentary. Thank you for sharing it.
@rogerdavis77706 жыл бұрын
Master Crafts people and artists in their own right. The young lady has such beautiful strong hands. There is nothing like a hand crafted book IMHO.
@juliejk46035 жыл бұрын
Awesome... I will never look at a book in the same way again. What a joy to go to work doing something like that 😀
@cheaneysaddles5 жыл бұрын
Great to see these craftsman at work repairing very delicate books.
@edition-deluxe6 жыл бұрын
Beautifully made documentary.
@brandywell442 жыл бұрын
The minutes, hours and working day must seem to fly by with the concentration and dedication displayed by these craftsmen and women.
@paulbroderick84385 жыл бұрын
Such patience and dedication. Totally spellbinding! Thank you.
@MrUnit7315 жыл бұрын
I was an apprentice at a bookbinding shop in the 80's but I couldn't find any steady job with it. But I have some books that I have made myself. And I'm of course not even close to these people :)
@icandothis12385 жыл бұрын
Wonderful documentary! I have few old books, but only maybe 100 years old. I appreciate them very much. So I have to tell a story, a sad one. I looked forward to an auction. On arrival it was already raining hard and not everything fit under a tent. Including at least 50 boxes of old books that took up a side yard. They were covered in plastic, but it rained so hard the plastic filled. And people pulled it back to inspect the books, & water dumped into the boxes. There were many old old books and many bibles. The old kind that were huge with padded leather decorative covers, and family trees and inscriptions/documents preserved inside. I never forgot standing there in the rain watching all that history being ruined.
@largol33t15 жыл бұрын
I have an equally sad story. My college library had tons of old books. Some were interesting to read. I was shocked how many were almost 90-100 years old but they were in pretty poor condition and falling apart. I think that as millenials slowly take over and ruin everything, there will never be any old books replaced. They'll just whine "scan it to the cloud." I hate e-books. The one thing that a book still beats out a Kindle on: it doesn't need batteries. Also, Kindles are unreliable. Mine failed after only 2 years. It's not worth taking it apart to fix the battery. I still buy paperback books but sadly, Barnes and Noble is closing so many stores that I can't find any in my city any more.
@icandothis12385 жыл бұрын
@@largol33t1 I hear what you're saying. I tried a Kindle and lost patience with it. Guess I never really learned how to navigate, which wasn't exactly it's fault? I often leaf back through a book to find an old passage, to re-read a detail, to re-remember a character. Physical books are a treasure. However, I have begun 'reading' audiobooks using an MP3 player, and I love them. I listen while I'm cleaning, driving, washing dishes, doing yard work, walking the dog. It's most addicting. And they're all free from my public library online using Overdrive.
@michaelgentile58142 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful and awe inspiring work, Slainte
@IFCSAT6 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful art. so much love for their craft. Love it!
@ThatGirlWithTheCoffee2 жыл бұрын
My grandmother and 3 great aunts were all bok binders, and used to rebind my mother's school books and copies for her every year. My grandmother met my grandfather, a printer, in the gap between the printing room and the binding room of their press in Dublin city centre- the name escapes me, and both of them have died, so unable to ask- but he went on to work with the National Print Museum, which I wish would have more about the binding side of the press!
@jamesaritchie12 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. This pleased me down to my soul. It still astounds me when people develop such intricate skills. And when books are in the mix, my pleasure triples.
@quiesty992 жыл бұрын
Can't see if anyone else noticed this but the timing of the end of the music and the guillotine blade around the 7 minute mark is genius editing. Whoever did this, if it were done on purpose, was ahead of their time!
@fortbumper6 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely magnificent! Such attention, detail, so much artistry!
@kraftyiam7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely astounding to watch. Perfection, beauty, and talent at its best. Thank you so much for posting.
@SherryRector Жыл бұрын
Fabulous watching this. I’ve a love for old books and found this restoration enticing.
@KennethNicholson19726 жыл бұрын
Wonderful to watch such mastery and craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing this film.
@edvardgrube6685 жыл бұрын
ending with a shot of well worked, well trained and well experienced hands... love it
@zogzog10636 жыл бұрын
Absolutely magnificent!! As admirable as a Bach Concerto. (Nice presentation too from Maurice Craig).
@dukeofpurl6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Magnificent craftsmen!! God Bless all in this house! 🍷
@mikelhall6 жыл бұрын
I was watching videos about bridge building and this showed up. I am glad I watched it. Magnificent craftsmanship.
@tanyacavner35016 жыл бұрын
I worked in a shop like this for many years. It's a beautiful craft.
@vixis6 жыл бұрын
Tanya Cavner it would be my dream job
@Norfolk2506 жыл бұрын
Could watch this series every day for the rest of my life
@JeghedderThomas5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful craft. I've tried my hand at bookbinding but this is at a level so far above anything I've ever accomplished, it leaves me humbled and amazed. Thanks for sharing.
@MrJdsenior5 жыл бұрын
Exquisite workmanship and incredible knowledge and craftsmanship! The result is truly art.
@r.mercado97376 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done! Exquisitely performed.
@57Koba5 жыл бұрын
WOW!!!!!! One of the best videos I've ever watched. Magnificent!
@dalepres1 Жыл бұрын
Being a typical, modern (even if old) man today, I am impatient, watching most videos at 1.5 or 2.0 speed, looking for very short videos that make me an Internet expert in any topic in under 5 minutes. This video was the only video I have ever watched, honestly, where I kept mousing over to see how long was left, not because I wanted to hurry to the end but because I didn't want the end to come. This is a fantastic video; it's so great to watch true artisans at work.
@lucknowseven2 жыл бұрын
the older i get the more i love videos like this. im drunk as hell watching this getting pumped like its the super bowl
@TiborRoussou6 жыл бұрын
The attention to detail is astounding. A true art!
@cluxseltoot6 жыл бұрын
What a truly wonderful video - a big thank you to whomever was responsible for sharing these skills and commissioning the video.
@hugojames852 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how these extremely intricate skills can be made to look easy to the point of appearing slightly slapdash in the hands of experts: and yet the end result is always a masterpiece.
@BronzeAgeSwords2 жыл бұрын
what a gold mine of films thank you
@JPoulAndersson5 жыл бұрын
This is more than craftsmanship, pure artistry imo!
@humanconnection56466 жыл бұрын
Loved it nothing can replace the beauty of a hand bound book...
@jjamorris15 жыл бұрын
how wonderful beautiful program was that brilliant
@osvaldocristo5 жыл бұрын
Thank you to share that video... it is your important collaboration to maintain it live!
@itsrichardintt5 жыл бұрын
As one who spent much of my pre-teens at my Community Library this ideo brought me great joy...
@sammyjo81093 жыл бұрын
If my Mother could't find me the first place she called was the library. I actually got lost in the first grade trying to go to the library by myself. As soon as I realized I could read I was hooked on the library.