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Stock Shot's Time Machine presents "The Bookbinder" from the series "Claim to Fame" There's another job waiting for the expert. A Dutch museum had an old navigational atlas it wanted restored. Special attention must be paid to the hand painted illustrations. These date back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Atlases are historically very important. The information old maps contain can be exploited in many a fields of scholarship. Maritime routes say much about the trade of the time and even the products which were shipped. With a sort of revolving rubber-tipped pen, the surface is initially cleaned. The first thing to do is repair tears. Then comes the collation. The book goes then to the sewing press, where the quires are stitched together. The threads are lead along the cords and fastened to the head of the spine with a binder's knot. A thorough knowledge of leather is a special aspect of the craft of bookbinding. Does it wear well ? Here natural calfskin is used. Sometimes cowhide or pigskin, but never modern materials or leather coated with glaze. Goat or sheepskin are also rejected. The atlas is taking shape. The moistened spine is getting the cord treatment and the folder is forcing the leather to settle it against the spine and bands. The boards are awaiting their turn. After the head and tail have been turned in, the leather is laid over the spine. Today work by hand has almost disappeared. The book binder has been replaced by the machine. Whether we're ...