Persian traditional crafts: Traditional Bookbinding

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#Traditional #Bookbinding
The art of traditional persian leather bookbinding
Bookbinding is a #specialized trade that relies on basic operations of measuring, cutting, and gluing. A finished book might need dozens of operations to complete, according to the specific style and materials.
Director, Camera & Editing: Amin Safaripour
Feature for Iran program, Hispantv
Year: 2016
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@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

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@townesquarestudio651 4 жыл бұрын

So beautiful. This is art. I am thankful that there are artisans in the world continuing to create this beauty. Thank you for sharing this with the world. We must never allow this to be lost.

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@bella-bee 3 жыл бұрын

Great way to do nice flat corners, much flatter than radiating pleats, by the look of it. And lovely headbands!

@KyngofJewel 4 жыл бұрын

Been watching bookbinding stuff and I'm amazed at the skills of these people. I wish I could do that.

@fakiirification 3 жыл бұрын

you can. just takes practice and a few tools

@denysephenix2349 4 жыл бұрын

we can see , Amin that you are also putting a great deal of tenderness in making this beautiful book

@georgiewalker1069 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this work is truly amazing. Thank you so much for sharing. Such a beautiful workshop and the tools are incredible. Best regards from South Africa 🇿🇦💫

@johnjarvis8731 5 жыл бұрын

Such beautiful and skilled craftsmanship. So good to see these traditional skills continue into the modern age.

@thevdevitor 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is a beast o_o his work is so beautiful

@rondumontier1187 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! I really think I should give this a try, just once. You are an amazing craftsman

@amayaelessar 6 жыл бұрын

So amazing to watch him crafting that book 🙏

@GQ3MindSpeaks 3 жыл бұрын

What artistry and skill. Mastery that will exchange hands for years to come. I just might learn how to do this.

@humblehombre9904 2 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful piece of art that you have created. It’s obvious that you have done this for quite a while. I love the tradition of your work. This was very enjoyable to watch, and you my friend are just a fantastic craftsman. I have some very old leather bound books and have admired them, but to see you work is a real learning experience for me, and a true pleasure. Thank you, warm regards from Canada, eh!

@cbaker1249 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing quality of craftsmanship!

@ayklization 3 жыл бұрын

Superb craftsmanship. Simply awesome.

@breeevian7015 5 жыл бұрын

That looks stunningly beautiful

@marybarratt879 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful workmanship. A pleasure to watch. Thank you.

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching!

@familyplannumbrer2424 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video with us.It is some of the most beautiful bindings I've ever seen the art a spectacular creation true masters in the craft of book binding.Thanks again.Charles E.Huggins Jr

@4everpurplecreationslorell659 4 жыл бұрын

Omg what amazing and detailed books!

@nadjaextraordinary 2 жыл бұрын

wow, this is so, SO beautiful 😳 I am absolutely in awe🥺

@zahariastoianovici8590 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing skill and quality!

@mirkhwand Жыл бұрын

I'm in awe of your work. Allah bless! I've always wondered how it was done. Thank you for the video

@mostmoursi3239 5 жыл бұрын

عمل اكثر من رائع..شكراً علي المجهود.. كم انا قلق علي انقراض هذا الفن من مصر

@suzanz2589 7 жыл бұрын

Very lovely! So much love and dedication goes into the art of book-binding. Thank you.

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@tannerpittman 4 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous. It's a work of art as much as it is a craft.

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching!

@Nissimus 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, the amount of details is incredible...

@lillemonylander9793 7 жыл бұрын

Nissim Whba .

@diegooland1261 3 жыл бұрын

that's awesome. I'm a few tools short of this but it gave me ideas, thanks for posting.

@lindafuller9529 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you for this.

@39matheson 5 жыл бұрын

How absolutely wonderful

@user-pf6ot2ow2e 2 жыл бұрын

درود بر شما و پاینده باشید .

@tuesdaymoriarty8655 3 жыл бұрын

Great craftsmanship. Beautiful work.

@sirrykr1679 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Just beautiful. I wish I could read/write/speak Persian.

@userador 6 жыл бұрын

So beautiful!

@someseanu7341 5 жыл бұрын

This is true ART!

@vigabrielli7552 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely wonderful!

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching!

@lauraswan8647 5 жыл бұрын

So beautifully made

@7atima 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing quality and details!

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching this video

@anka_bindery3187 Жыл бұрын

Nice video! The leather here is amazing)

@carlosobjetiva 4 жыл бұрын

Muito bonito o trabalho. Totalmente artezanal.

@annedaligault3832 5 жыл бұрын

Bravo, quel magnifique savoir-faire, très inspirant. Merci.

@58orchards 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning, how I wish I could do that.

@pasajetejada 5 жыл бұрын

Espectacular!!!

@zahranasiri9172 Жыл бұрын

خیلی عالی بود لذت بردیم

@sniperrana 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent Art

@ArtaCartii 6 жыл бұрын

With all due respect to the people involved in this hard work and detailed art, this is not traditional Persian binding, it s modern bookbinding, casework to be more precise, done by hand bookbinders. That is, a very, very new technique. The traditional methods I believe are only done today by restorers and conservators. A modern binder would say he was taught this method by his master, who was taught by his master who was taught by his master and it would seem quite a long lineage, but it would be in reality no longer than 60-80 years. Check out the work Sherif Afifi does when it comes to traditional styles.

@claudiusambrosius38 5 жыл бұрын

This may be modern but it isn't common anymore, this type of work is pretty expensive to be used broadly or commercially. Having done some book repair in the past, I wouldn't want to touch one of those books for fear of destroying it further.

@ArtaCartii 5 жыл бұрын

nobody says it s common. It s just not Traditional Persian binding, but modern casework. Traditional binding is oftentimes done on the finished sewn book by stretching the leather and covering the boards, then tooling it.

@michaelb2999 5 жыл бұрын

@@ArtaCartii I was thinking the same thing...within the first few seconds I was saying to myself, "looks like they do it just like everyone else!"

@476429 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if this was how ancient texts (early codices) were bound.

@Dave_en 5 жыл бұрын

Bro, the design over the binding may be persian art but binding technique is modern. But at least they should preserve these art for future generations.

@collettecaraway2759 5 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL! if these are journals, I want one. Thank you for sharing this.

@fidulario 3 жыл бұрын

Those are poem books: "The divan of Hafiz"

@FAMILIAJIMENEZ-eg8jj 3 ай бұрын

magnificos

@prof_werneck 5 жыл бұрын

Cool music too!

@shunga1962 5 жыл бұрын

HANDSOME...WOWWWW...WONDERFUL

@amabdullah9678 3 жыл бұрын

This is what you call art and skill! Our traditional knowledge and skills are on the brink of extinction, we should cherish and protect our valuable traditions with everything we can, because if we loose our traditional knowledge we lose our identity and culture as well, to secure your future you must protect your past!

@TheLovie999 4 жыл бұрын

This is plain magic.

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching this video

@39matheson 5 жыл бұрын

vry nice music, too . . . .

@CaptWesStarwind 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@MsValentino2 3 жыл бұрын

Это просто произведение искусства.

@inkland2003 Жыл бұрын

beautiful work

@sayurikitaya3604 5 жыл бұрын

😍😍😍 meu sonho é trabalhar em um lugar assim.

@charleshuggins7072 4 жыл бұрын

The most elegant and high style w/ craftmanship unsurpassed in any country or land.Greetings and thank you for sharing this beautiful bookbinding knowledge we are blessed to see.

@daniell993 4 жыл бұрын

🤓Magnífico trabalho artesanal. Mas profissional 🤩

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado!

@mohamadyasinowadally8564 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!

@1776TomPaine 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice.

@annaruthborges7879 4 жыл бұрын

Está muito lindo esse Trabalho .

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado!

@golbaad 4 жыл бұрын

Precioso trabajo

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for

@walkiriadesousa5304 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful! Fantastic! I never saw such perfection before! Congratulations! If I am alive after this pandemic, I wish I could go to your country to see this wonderful place in person! You are indeed the most educated people on Earth! No one else does bookbinding as you do in Iran! Best regards from Brasil!

@ElPasoJoe1 5 жыл бұрын

Khaleh khoub. Merci..

@Rednines 4 жыл бұрын

Wow they do the finishing before attaching the cover

@eng_kalil787 6 жыл бұрын

ابدااااااااااع تسلم الايادي

@sukina6528 5 жыл бұрын

ماشاء الله تبارك الرحمن.

@colinsmith6116 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful .........

@mohamadyasinowadally8564 2 жыл бұрын

Great craft..while this video is in the persian art and craft.. comments are irrelevant by bigoted people. Hats off to your team.

@abdurraquib387 5 жыл бұрын

Super artistry

@celsonascimento5235 5 жыл бұрын

Genial !!

@rickmorgan3930 5 жыл бұрын

The book is beautiful. Makes me wish I could read the language. Thanks for the video.

@zulfasaudi6727 Жыл бұрын

My beautiful religion.. Maşallah

@paulwomack5866 4 жыл бұрын

When you sharpen your knife on the big stone, it that an abrasive kind of sharpening (removing metal, like a Norton stone) or a butcher's steel kind of sharpening (moving and manipulating metal).

@MHOvi-nj6dv 6 жыл бұрын

Masallah.

@zahdelzk875 5 жыл бұрын

تشكر ابداع

@sylviestar8666 2 жыл бұрын

WoW!

@user-geo149 4 жыл бұрын

красиво))

@AminSafaripour 4 жыл бұрын

Спасибо

@mindfreakmovies9586 3 жыл бұрын

Why fake the spine? I don't understand it.

@marecof864 3 жыл бұрын

To make pages flatter

@robertphillips93 3 жыл бұрын

If you're referring to the raised hubs, as they are called, just beneath the leather cover material -- these are in imitation of the heavy cords upon which earlier books were traditionally sewn. The cords were then integrated into the cover boards as a means of attachment. Lastly, the leather material would be pasted onto the spine (by means of a flattened tubular paper structure) and the cover boards, afterwards being "turned-in" around the inside of the boards and spine. Quite a lot of work compared to the case binding used here. What makes that feasible is modern adhesives and reinforcing materials.

@randstv6498 2 жыл бұрын

Here in the Philippines, it's the same, what I do when I book binding.

@user-wi6uk2ok7h 6 жыл бұрын

رائع رائع

@hossamashour2680 5 жыл бұрын

نلاقي الادوات المستخدمة و الجلود دي في في مصر

@starruchan3798 7 жыл бұрын

Another style of traditional bookbinding. Similarities but some differences

@juliamanolova6453 5 жыл бұрын

Hi , thank you for the enchanting video. can you send details on the craftsmen shown . I would like to seek their services for a book to be bind

@mohammedHassan-kj1qv 6 жыл бұрын

والله فنان وتسلم ايدك ممكن الاقى الاشكال الزخرفه دى من اى مكان انا موجود فى قطر ممكن اى بلد اشتريهم وترسلهم

@hirdeshsharma8527 5 жыл бұрын

What is that thing that is used for rounding and backing the book?

@printandsignagethinkbox1627 6 жыл бұрын

teach me oh master

@dello8421 4 жыл бұрын

🇸🇦❤️🇮🇷

@winro7436 4 жыл бұрын

Noice

@Loveg00dMusic 5 жыл бұрын

I wish it weren't so heavily overedited. It would have been great to see a master work without all the quick cuts. beautiful craft.

@hosseynshanbehzaadeh213 5 жыл бұрын

In fact, most of the books you see, are poem books.

@AminSafaripour 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, but it was a 5 minutes feature for TV, it had to be short and edited with quick cuts.

@InterrobangMusique 5 жыл бұрын

Is there a link to a website or a way to buy or support this artisan?

@navidak 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video. I am also interested in buying these books. Please let us know the name of the book binder and how to purchase that version of Divan of Hafez. Thank you.

@es001 5 жыл бұрын

Found one for over $650: www.biblio.com/book/divan-hafiz-bi-lingual-edition-semi/d/1009601805?aid=frg&gclid=CjwKCAjw39reBRBJEiwAO1m0OXUN6oVZZKw4nyGV9wLMMMkBlxuQGf8289wwTwPMkzRjHcoPkDNzBRoCMQEQAvD_BwE

@omurakbay14 Жыл бұрын

Maşallah barakellah..Hafız mı

@robbinhood1730 5 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the book? What is it about?

@claudiusambrosius38 5 жыл бұрын

The title says the Divan (Works) of Havez, a very well loved poet among Persians, who love their poetry quite a bit.

@adamalone4644 4 жыл бұрын

عمل جميل جدا , ارغب في التواصل معك هل هناك رقم هاتف , والمكان وين

@A.A1888 2 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the shop?

@tauvid9798 4 жыл бұрын

First Video i see someone do the book corners right

@christineisaac4999 5 жыл бұрын

where can i buy a blank book made this way?

@jonriley5695 5 жыл бұрын

Etsy.com

@user-eq9se5wy9h 6 ай бұрын

أين هذا المعمل ؟؟؟؟

@mikemurphy8067 2 жыл бұрын

soo, judge a book by it's cover?

@marynamdar 3 жыл бұрын

استاد مجلد کیست؟ کدام شهر؟

@allanegleston13 7 жыл бұрын

@timhyatt9185 5 жыл бұрын

why the false back binding strips? they could have been actual if they'd used a thicker cord to stitch to.....

@Zeelian 4 жыл бұрын

Probably makes it faster and easier to craft the entire cover separately from the book instead of crafting it onto the book.

@fidulario 3 жыл бұрын

There are different thechniques.

@timhyatt9185 3 жыл бұрын

@@Zeelian strikes me as "false advertizing" trying to led an air of gravitas that is underserved. if the book isn't worth binding with proper cords, just do a flat binding and let it be.....

@Zeelian 3 жыл бұрын

@@timhyatt9185 I fully agree on that, but unf ppl tend to take shortcuts when possible. The binding i have done all have "real" ridges from the actual cords.

@robertphillips93 3 жыл бұрын

@@Zeelian Of course you probably know that when sewing books on cords was the principal method used, materials and adhesives were very different from what is available today. Wheat paste and animal glue require a more integrated method because they have shortcomings that PVAs do not. So yes, it is possible to take shortcuts without losing durability and utility. And our lives are full of decorations and design elements with many different aims -- are books somehow apart?