1. Ligatus Summer School 2010
  2. Ligatus summer school schedule 2010

Ligatus summer school schedule 2010

This is the current schedule for the Ligatus Summer School 2010 in Wolfenbüttel. We do not anticipate any changes to this, although sessions might need to be swapped depending on the availability of library services and the availability of books.

Week 1: EUROPEAN BOOKBINDING 1500 - 1800 (Nicholas Pickwoad)
Monday, 2 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Introduction.
How to date bindings.
Finishing tools.
Aggregate dating.
The medieval legacy.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Illustrations of binderies.
Books in sheets.
Endleaves.
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Examination of books from the Herzog August Bibliothek collection.
15.30 – 16.00 Break
16.00 – 17.30 Examination of books from the Herzog August Bibliothek collection.
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Stitched books.
Sewing techniques.
Greek-style bindings.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Recessed supports.
Deceptive practices.
Hollow backs.
Spine shape.
Edge treatment.
Spine linings.
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Examination of books from the Herzog August Bibliothek collection.
15.30 – 16.00 Break
16.00 – 17.30 Examination of books from the Herzog August Bibliothek collection.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Temporary/cheap bindings.
Sewn textblocks.
Sewn in wrappers.
Sewn with extra-thick endleaves.
Tacketed bindings.
Linkstitch bindings.
Longstitch bindings.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Bindings sewn through wrapper with external supports.
Laced-case bindings in parchment and paper.
Laced-case bindings with cover linings.
Laced-case bindings with boards.
Decorated laced-case parchment bindings.
Case bindings.
12.30 – 16.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Examination of books from the Herzog August Bibliothek collection.
15.30 – 16.00 Break
16.00 – 17.30 Examination of books from the Herzog August Bibliothek collection.
Thursday, 5 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Boards - wood, paper, sca'board.
Board attachment.
Pre-covering pastedowns.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Worked endbands.
Stuck-on endbands.
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Examination of books from the Herzog August Bibliothek collection.
15.30 – 16.00 Break
16.00 – 17.30 Examination of books from the Herzog August Bibliothek collection.
Friday, 6 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Uncovered bindings in boards.
Covering materials.
Textile-covered bindings.
Covering techniques.
Half and quarter bindings.
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Account-books.
Economy measures.
School books.
Portable books.
Titling and shelving.
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30 Discussion and questions
Recording information about bindings.
15.30 – 16.00 Break
16.00 – 17.30 Discussion and questions
Implications of research into binding structures for conservation strategies.
Week 2: BYZANTINE BOOKBINDING and BOOKBINDING DOCUMENTATION (Georgios Boudalis and Athanasios Velios)
Monday, 9 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Introduction.
Books and bookbinding in Byzantium
The research done so far and some important research problems
The main technical features of the bindings of the Eastern Mediterranean
Break
11.00 – 13.00 Technical features of the Byzantine bookbindings
Endleaves
The sewing of the gatherings
Boards and Board attachment
Edge trimming and edge decoration
Spine lining
13.00 – 16.30 Break
16.30 – 18.00 Introduction to data structuring
Data-structuring (tagged data)
Data-structuring (tables)
Your first book description (on paper)
Semantic Web
Data specification
Importance of schemas (RelaxNG)
Your first data structure (schema).
18.00 – 18.30 Break
18.30 – 20.00 Software tools for XML
XML databases and XML native databases
Major commercial packages – advantages
Major open-source databases – advantages
Software tools for interface development
Web interfaces
Java and other programming languages
Developers – technical expertise you will need
Database developers
Database administration
Interface developers
Advertising for the correct people
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Technical features of the Byzantine bookbindings
Endbands
11.00 – 12.30 Covering and decoration
Fastenings
12.30 – 13.00 Examination of bindings from the collection of the Herzog August Bibliothek
13.00 – 16.30 Break
16.30 – 18.00 Ligatus glossary of bookbinding terms
Glossary structure
Meaningless terms
Deconstruction of a binding
Hierarchies
XML definitions
Drupal content management system (setup, requirements, server-client model)
18.00 – 18.30 Break
18.30 – 20.00 Digital Photography
Standard shots for bindings
Shot setup
RAW, golden thread target
Processing – JPEG2000
Metadata (Technical, Content)
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Technical features of the Byzantine bookbindings
Bosses and other metallic elements
Bookmarks
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Technical features of the Post Byzantine bookbindings
Endleaves
Sewing of the gatherings
12.30 – 13.00 Examination of bindings from the collection of the the Herzog August Bibliothek
13.00 – 16.30 Break
16.30 – 18.00 Schema development
Endleaves
18.00 – 18.30 Break
18.30 – 20.00 Schema development
Covering and decoration
Thursday, 12 August 2010
9.00-10.30 Technical features of the Post Byzantine bookbindings
Boards and board attachment.
Spine lining
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Technical features of the Post Byzantine bookbindings
Endbands
Cover and Decoration
Fastenings
Bosses and other metallic elements
12.30 – 13.00 Examination of bindings from the collection of the the Herzog August Bibliothek
13.00 – 16.30 Break
16.30 – 18.30 Schema development
Boards
Board attachment
Spine lining
18.30 – 19.00 Break
19.00 – 20.30 Schema development
Endbands
Friday, 13 August 2010
9.00 – 10.30 Why all these trouble? Case studies
10.30 – 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Schema development
Fastenings
Metal furniture
12.30 – 13.00 Break
13.00 – 14.30 Schema development
Sewing
14.30 – 15.30 Break
15.30 – 17.00 Bookbinding recording and inputting in the database (books from the library)
17.00 – 17.30 Break
17.30 – 19.00 Bookbinding recording and inputting in the database (books from the library)