A new exhibition at The Carle explores the often-overlooked creativity of endpapers—the decorated pages inside a book's covers—which have become an expanded artistic canvas in contemporary children's ...

Bookbinding developed gradually, with the availability of materials and prevailing tastes dictating the details. One of the more overlooked aspects of book design was the creation of endpapers, when ...

Preliminary work -- Making the leather-jointed endpapers -- Edge treatment -- Preparing for sewing and sewing the text-block -- Rounding and backing -- Preparing the book boards -- Lacing on the book ...