About this Course

Medici Leather Bookbinding. Learn to make an Italian ledger bound book in leather. The Medici was a well known Florentine family of bankers at the dawn of the Period of Enlightenment. Their surviving ledgers revealed a bookbinding method that is straightforward yet aesthetically elegant. Today, the same elegance can be applied for artistic or personal purposes. No prior experience is necessary. All materials and tools will be provided for the class. A $26 materials fee applies in addition to the registration fee.