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Our Coptic books are hand bound using an ancient method known as Coptic Binding. This binding was used by Coptic priests in Egypt nearly 2000 years ago to bind their manuscripts, and is kept alive today by a handful of artists and artisans. An intricate, painstakingly beautiful, non-adhesive binding with exposed knotted stitching across an open spine, it is the distant forerunner of much of our modern mechanical bookbinding. Every book is an individually crafted work of art. The process begins with the hand-folding of each signature. Then the covers are prepared with specially handmade paper. Once the covers have dried, they are hand-drilled. Next, each signature is meticulously sewn to the cover and/or the adjacent signatures. Finally, the endpages, also of handmade paper, are glued in and the title label is attached to the cover. Besides being true works of art and craftsmanship, the Coptic books, due to the nature of the binding, have the advantage of being able to open flat at any page.
Our coptic books come in a range of different sizes: The Large books are approximately 22 cm x 14.5 cm (8.5 in x 5.5 in); the Regular books half that size, approximately 14.5 cm x 11 cm (5.5 in x 4.25 in); and the Mini books half the size of the regular books: approximately 11 cm x 7.5 cm (4.25 in x 2.75 in).
To get a better idea of these sizes, fold a regular letter-sized sheet of paper in half, and that's the size of a Large book. Fold that in half, and you have a Regular book, one quarter of a letter size sheet. Fold it in half one more time, and that's a Mini book. The only exceptions are the Sketch Books, and the Photo Albums. This is due to the different sizes of the special, deckle-edged paper we use in them. At 15.25 cm x 11.5 cm (6 in x 4.5 in), the Regular Sketch book is just slightly larger than a Regular Coptic book; the Large Sketch book is double that size, 23 cm x 15.25 cm (9 in x 6 in), just slightly larger than the other Large Coptic books; and the Extra Large is double that again, 30.5cm x 23 cm (12 in x 9 in), just slightly larger than a letter size sheet of paper. The Black Page Photo Album comes in two sizes: The Extra Large album is 31cm x 25.5 cm (12.25 in x 10 in); the Large album is 22cm x 15 cm (8.75 in x 6 in). All sizes given are the size of the pages; the covers are just slightly bigger.
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Our Rustic books have a simple but charming binding evocative of a straightforward style which might have been used in a less sophisticated time. We developed this variation on a classic stab binding specifically for these books. Their handmade paper covers have a rough-hewn look, emphasized by torn edges on the decorative trim and rough cord for binding. Rustic books are available at a much lower price purely because they are simpler and much quicker to create, but you can rest assured that the same craftsmanship and attention to detail that the Coptic books receive is given to the Rustic books as well.
Our Rustic books come in three different sizes: The Large books are approximately 22 cm x 14.5 cm (8.5 in x 5.5 in); the Regular books half that size, approximately 14.5 cm x 11 cm (5.5 in x 4.25 in); and the Mini books half the size of the regular books: approximately 11 cm x 7.5 cm (4.25 in x 2.75 in). To get a better idea of these sizes, fold a regular letter-sized sheet of paper in half, and that's the size of a Large book. Fold that in half, and you have a Regular book, one quarter of a letter size sheet. Fold it in half one more time, and that's a Mini book.
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