Talk:BPG Endbands

A great addition to this page would be illustrations of various commonly encountered types of endband--Kkelly (talk) 10:08, 15 June 2015 (CDT)

In the Ligatus terminology, I do not understand the terms : "saddle sewing" and "whipped-cord secondary sewing". If anyone had illustrations that help convey these concepts, that would be much appreciated. Is it also the case that Ligatus does not cover front and back beads?--Kkelly (talk) 15:58, 12 October 2017 (CDT)

I have heard that the steps offered by Greenfield and Hille (1990) are incorrect for the Renaissance chevron and Armenian headband. If this is true, what is a better source? Have the instructions been corrected in the 3rd edition (2017)?--Kkelly (talk) 16:28, 12 October 2017 (CDT)

A more detailed description of Szirmai's system would be helpful.--Kkelly (talk) 16:28, 12 October 2017 (CDT)

Greenfield's instructions of a "headband with a bead on the spine" are very different than other descriptions of conservation back bead endbands. I found this to have fairly clear instructions:--Kkelly (talk) 13:10, 20 December 2017 (CST)

Lindsay, Jen. 1991. "A Limp Vellum Binding Sewn on Alum-tawed Thongs". New Bookbinder 11.

Describes a back bead conservation endband which differs from Greenfield's "headband with a bead on the spine". In Lindsay's description, the tail of the endband thread is caught up with the core and does not form part of the windings or beads. In Greenfield, there are two active ends of the thread which together form the windings and beads. The difference appears to be that Greenfield's version results in two beads per tie-down and Lindsay's results in one bead per tie down.

Back bead endband.

Islamic Endband


Part 1 Video tutorial for making an Islamic endband, showing the weaving of the chevron pattern. Created by Sherif Afifi, Oct 5, 2017.	Part 2 Video tutorial for making an Islamic endband, showing how to create the chevron pattern on a book. Created by Sherif Afifi, Nov 4, 2017.

Marzo, Flavio and Rolf Killius. 2014. "Making an Islamic Style End Band." Produced for the Qatar Digital Library.

Original BCC content

The following is draft content from the Book Conservation Catalog, from approximately 2003. It may be useful in the development of this page. ENDBANDS The following categories are found in this section:

MATERIALS used to support the endband and thread used to sew the endband

TECHNIQUE/PROCESS will describe the major structural types

STYLE will identify technique by name

SUPPORT MATERIALS

animal skin

tanned leather

tawed

parchment and vellum

cane (wood)

cat gut

cord

flax

jute

hemp

paper rolled

paper board

THREAD MATERIALS

linen

cotton

silk

TECHNIQUE/PROCESS

sewn on

stuck on

STYLE

Armenian

Coptic

chevron end bands

Ethiopian

French double headband

German braided headband

Greek

hand sewn

headband with a bead at the edge

headband with bead at the spine

headband w/ a bead at the spine and edge

Italian

Islamic

laced into cover

machine-made

primary endband

plaited endbands

stuck on