I. Historical albums and their structures. Introduction -- Album definition and origins -- Type 1, blank book without stubs -- Type 2, paper pages with guards or turn-stubs -- Type 3, hard pages and cloth hinges -- Type 4, Hard pages with hollow mounting compartments -- Type 5, the snapshot album -- Type 6, the post card album -- Type 7, the side-laced album -- II. Album leaf ideas to try in your shop. Why make an album? -- Workshop furniture, equipment, tools and supplies -- Brush techniques -- Sewing, stubbing and book action -- Surface mounting options -- Jig templates -- Album Idea 1, Slit mounting in chambers -- AIlb: The leaves are hinged to form a concertina -- Album Idea 2, Slide-in mounting chambers -- Album idea 2, Slide-in mounts without a chamber -- AI3b: The mounts, in Mylar pockets, are held beneath the window with tissue corners -- Album idea 4, sunken mount with corner slits -- Album idea 5, recessed mount with Mylar corners which disengage -- Album idea 5b, disengaging tuck-in corners on a simpler page -- Training up -- Paper cover and side-lacing -- Box: A convenient one-piece folding box -- Glossary.
Summary:
"This book is different from most photo album books. It has a photo album history, and it offers a complete coverage of hand made album possibilities. This is not a one-project book. It is a key to opening all possibilities. Using this book you can create the best albums in the world. You can create albums for movie stars, designers, artists, and heads of state. Yet the language is so clear, and the drawings so helpful, that a beginner craftsman can use the book. A glossary is provided to explain any unfamiliar terms, and there's even a supplies specification section , with suppliers' addresses." --cover page [4].
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