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more frequent basis. Quarterly newsletters will be refocused to concentrate on more in depth Kohitātea January technical articles; binding design, methods and techniques, learning 2021 opportunities and book reviews. Our network of bookbinders is NEWSLETTER developing thanks to an increasing number of regional representatives. Regional activities will migrate from the newsletter to our website where @ they can be quickly updated and discovered by search engines. It’s a new life A supplier listing will be created on our I don’t know about you, but it feels to website now that ABC no longer me that 2020 just flew by! Our 50 day supplies tools and materials. We hope lockdown now feels so simple and to build the supplier list up with your easy in comparison to what most help - perhaps you can suggest a good people on this planet are continuing to supplier or want to know where to experience with the worldwide purchase items? pandemic. Go early, go hard, be kind……delivered us from ongoing Sadly, our attempt at providing our io restrictions, economic recession and group as a forum for lively exchange of unnecessary deaths. ideas, opinions and information, as well as fostering a sense of Pandemics are not new and have involvement for our widely scattered afflicted civilisations throughout membership appears to have failed. human history. Many of these From the feedback we’ve had, it pandemics have had significant seems that many of our members feel impacts on human society, from overwhelmed by the thought of significantly reducing the global learning about how to participate. We population to causing humans to will continue to use our io group for CONTENTS ponder larger questions about life. advertising fast moving items for sale as this is one activity that has been Editorial……….…………………….….1 Not surprisingly, the pandemic got the very successful. New ‘members only’ Executive to think about doing things areas will be developed on our website Regional groups…….….……….….2 differently and in turn this has so that you can access newsletters delivered some benefits to ABC and bookbinding instructions. Library books……….…………….….2 members. We now have an MailChimp messages will alert you to Australasian Executive that ‘meets’ these and provide a quick link. Book review……….………..…….….4 virtually thanks to our Zoom subscription. We hope to use Zoom to It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a ABC fees..…….…………………….….5 offer on line workshops, new life for us. demonstrations and technical help. Binding Competition & Terrie Reddish, Editrix Exhibition…….…………………….….6 This year we plan to keep you [email protected] informed by using MailChimp on a Tool………….….…………………….….6 2021 Showcase.…….………….….7 Mariemont Atelier du Livre….….8 Karen Hanmer…..……………….….9 Throughout NZ………………….…11 Contact us………..…………………14 it’s a new day, it’s a new year… 1 of 14 and photos in the quarterly newsletter the Executive feel Regional activities that it would be better to have these featured on our Our ABC Constitution currently has a Bylaw governing the website. The website pages would be available to the set up of Chapters: public and provide a free showcase for the group. 1. Generally, where there are several members living in the same, they tend to get together for the sharing of So if your group would like to be featured please send your ideas. Very often these groups form as a result of information to our webmaster Chris Stewart: attending a course or workshop. [email protected] 2. If it is felt that the group should received some official ABC Executive recognition, then a Chapter of ABC could be established, providing all members of the group are From our library financial ABC members. Book 367 “People 3. Generally Chapters that have been recognised so far have been from already established groups of of the Book” - members. Geraldine Brooks 4. If a Chapter wishes to receive a grant from the While the library is Executive to cover administration costs, then there temporarily in my home I should be a minimum of ten (10) paid up members as have had the pleasure of a basis of a Chapter. They are then obligated to looking, sorting and account for the expenditure to the Treasurer each year rearranging the books prior to the annual balance and auditing process. belonging to the ABC. 5. Individual Chapters being part of ABC must abide by I have taken and read the Rules and By-Laws of the Society. one such book as it rather intrigued me and We know that setting up a Chapter of ten paid up ABC seemed out of place. members is a huge challenge and that ABC membership is not valued by many bookbinders who are fortunate to be The “People of the Book” able to regularly attend the activities of a local group. So we is fictional based on a are in the process of reviewing the concept of Chapters and few known facts of the have begun to set up regional representatives throughout Hebrew Codex known as New Zealand. the Sarajevo Haggadah. The story traces its history back to 1492 and the Spanish Inquisition and while the novel We welcome more regional representatives. It is not an includes fictional characters and plots it is nevertheless an onerous job - basically we publish your name and contact interesting read starting in the year 1492 to 1609, 1894 to details on our website and in the newsletter so that ABC 2001 when a restorer of the book was privileged to watch members and members of the public could approach you a book conservator working on the book at the European to find out what ‘bookish’ things are happening in your Union Bank . region. We do not require you to lead any groups, organise events or other tasks unless you particularly wanted to. I found it an excellent read. Lynne Fryer We also know that one of the biggest costs facing bookbinding groups is the cost of hiring a venue. Because Borrowing ABC library books regional groups are made up of ABC members and others, Our Library is temporarily at Lynne Fryer’s home while we and they choose their own meeting places, the Executive make some decisions on what books to keep and what to does not feel that it is appropriate to financially assist sell and where to house the Library in future. If you would groups with venue hire. What we can do is share like to offer the Library a permanent home, please let us suggestions on free or inexpensive places to meet: know! • Menzsheds While the books are with Lynne she has kindly offered to • Libraries act as Librarian. Lynne is taking a well earned summer • Art Galleries/ Museums break right now and therefore is not available to help with • Community halls Library book loans until February. Books can be borrowed • Churches individually or in bulk for regional groups. • University Contact: Lynne Fryer [email protected] • Chamber of Commerce • at the premises of a commercial binder or printer. A big welcome to these new ABC members: You may not have realised that on our ABC website there is a page dedicated to Chapters and their activities. We want April Llanes Wellington to open up this listing to all regional bookbinding activities, Stephen Gilliver Wellington regardless of affiliation with ABC. Rather than put articles ABC & AHP Newsletter January 2021 2 of 14 Bennington College and is a graduate Library books 324 & 416 Recommended of the bookbinding program at North Bennet Street School. She books recommended Kōjirō Ikegami’s book I often ask bookbinders - what single Japanese Bookbinding as her go to book would you recommend book. bookbinders buy? I get lots of different answers depending on the interests of Library book 3 the individual bookbinders but I thought it was worth sharing the answers, especially as some are available on loan from our Library. I don’t know about you, but I have often stared at the list of ABC library books and wondered what might be worth borrowing…..so here’s a few to start with. Library book 388 Julz Henderson, our local regional representative recommends Alisa Golden’s books especially for beginners and the best collection is 100+ bindings: The next book is a must because over the years, so many people have Library book 212 recommended our Patron’s book The Thames and Hudson Manual of Book Binding by Arthur Johnson. Library book 38 Library book 401 In 2019 Kathy Abbott was lured away from a cold October in London to deliver a number of workshops to groups in sunny, warm Sydney. Those of us on her workshops all agreed that Many of these books can still be our new ‘favourite essential text’ was purchased online, often second hand her book. While ABC does not have copies can be found. Good places to this book in our Library you can still look include Book Depository, Abe My ‘flatmate’ at the American buy a personal copy. Academy of Bookbinding in Telluride, Books, Oak Knoll Books, Jackson’s Art, J Hewit and Sons, Ratchford, eBay, was Conservator Lizzie Curren. Lizzie Sometimes you just need inspiration Fishpond, The Nile and so on. received her BA in Visual Art from from a picture book, so try 3 of 14 ABC & AHP Newsletter January 2021 A Southern California Society for the Alie Ward: DARK ARCHIVES: History of Medicine. She is actively https://www.alieward.com/ Librarian's Investigation Into involved in a number of ways in the ologies/ the Science and History of Medical Library Association and other anthropodermicbiocodicology professional organisations.