At a Glance
- Classroom course at CGLAS Kennington
- Wednesdays 18:00 - 20:00
- 10 weeks: October to December
- Tutor: Sarah Davis
- Fees from 拢150 to 拢245
This class is taught at the City and Guilds of London Art School in Kennington.
Bookbinding is a beautiful and ancient craft. Taught by an exprt in bookbinding, on this course you will learn the skills required to create a traditional hand sewn, hard cover binding or a book housing using a range of materials and tools of the trade.
These are hands-on classes, and the topics covered will include folding, sewing, edge cutting, affixing endpapers, headbanding, rounding and backing, lining the spine, paring leather, pasting the book into its case and lettering the cover.
During the course you will learn about the history of books, and the varieties of tools and equipment used, as well as some different forms of binding and decoration, both historical and contemporary.
At the end of the course you will have a hand-bound book of your own to take home with you and the basic skills to pursue this craft further if you want to.
Classroom Course
This course will be taught face-to-face in the classrooms at the City and Guilds of London Art School, which is located in Kennington.
Founded in 1854, the City and Guilds of London Art School has a long historical association with Imperial College, through both institutions' links with the City and Guilds Institute. For the Art School this link continued until 1971, when it became an independent charitable trust. For Imperial College, the association with the City and Guilds Institute, also known as City and Guilds College, continued until 2001 when the City and Guilds College became one of the constituent institutions that formed Imperial College as we know it today.
The City and Guilds of London Art School is located very near Kennington Underground Station (), in a row of beautiful late-eighteenth century Georgian town houses.
Class Recordings
These classes are not recorded
Attendance Certificate
Successful completion of this course leads to the award of an Imperial College/CGLAS attendance certificate
Terms and conditions apply to all enrolments to this course. Please read them before enrolment
Course Information
- Course Programme and Additional Reading
- Your Tutor
- Course Fees and Rate Categories
- Term Dates 2022-23
- Enrolment Process
- Any Questions?
Course Programme (subject to possible modification)
The content of this programme is partially dependent on the group dynamics of the particular class and so Sarah will aim to develop the skills of the group and of individuals in the group at an appropriate level.
Core themes that will be covered include:
- What is an illuminated miniature?
- Understanding the tools and materials of illumination
- Tracing and transferring a design
- Preparing our ground
- The order of applying materials.
- Applying gold leaf
- Colour mixing and painting with fine brushes & gouache paint.
Materials needed:
- Extra fine brush for painting. Preferably a Kolinsky Sable brush 2/0 or 3/0: https://www.cornelissen.com/davinci-series-11-tobolski-kolinsky.html
- Small brushes for mixing colours & applying glues
- A hard pencil such as a 4H
- A paint palette
- Goauhe paints including, white, black, red (vermillion), blue (ultramarine), burnt sienna, green & yellow (cadmium). The best brand is Sminke Calligraphy gouaches: https://www.cornelissen.com/schmincke-calligraphy-gouache.html
- 300gsm hot pressed water colour paper.
- A book for note taking
- An agate dog tooth burnisher either no. 27, 21 or 22 .
Material Suppliers:
The more niche materials such as vellum and gilding glue will be provided. Each student will start with a sheet of gold leaf and you can buy more from the tutor as the course goes on if needed.
TBA
| Hours | Weeks | Standard Rate | Internal Rate | Associate Rate | |
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| 20 | 10 | 拢235 (拢11.75 p/h) |
拢140 (拢7 p/h) | 拢185 (拢9.25 p/h) | |
| All fee rates quoted are for the whole course. Part-payments are not possible. Equivalent to hourly rate is shown for comparison guidance only, it is not possible to pay pro-rata hourly rates. | |||||
Rate Categories and Discounts
Standard Rate
- Applicable to all except those who fall under the Internal Rate or Associate Rate category, respectively.
Internal Rate
- Current Imperial College 天美传媒 and staff (incl. Imperial NHS Trust, Imperial Innovations, ancillary & service staff employed on long-term contracts at Imperial College by third-party contractors)
- Individuals enrolling under our Friends & Family scheme
- Staff of the English Chamber Orchestra
- Current Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication (CLCC) staff, current CLCC PhD 天美传媒, Science Communication (Sci Comm) postgraduate 天美传媒, and 天美传媒 enrolled on an Imperial College 'Language for Science' degree programme should contact eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk before completing the online enrolment form
Associate Rate
- Alumni of Imperial College and predecessor colleges and institutes
- Austrian Cultural Forum staff
- City & Guilds College Association members
- Francis Crick Institute staff, researchers and 天美传媒
- Friends and Patrons of the English Chamber Orchestra
- Harrods staff
- Historic Royal Palaces staff
- Lycee Charles de Gaulle staff
- Members of the Friends of Imperial College
- Members of the Kennel Club
- Members of the London Zoological Society
- Members of the South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
- Members of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
- Natural History Museum staff
- National Health Service (NHS) employees
- Residents of postcodes SW3, SW5, SW7, SW10 and W8
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council staff
- Royal College of Art and Royal College of Music tutors and other staff
- Royal Geographical Society staff
- Science Museum staff
- Staff of Exhibition Road Cultural Group (Discover South Kensington) organisations
- Students (non-Imperial College)
- Teachers and other staff of UK schools
- Tutors and other staff of institution members of the Association of Colleges
- Tutors and other staff of other universities and higher education institutions
- Victoria and Albert Museum staff
Late enrolment
It is possible to enrol on many CLCC Evening Class and Lunchtime Learning programmes after the course has started. For non-language courses this is subject entirely to agreement by the tutor. For language courses it is subject to agreement by the language Coordinator conducting level assessment. If you want to join a course late do bear in mind there might be work you will need to catch up on, particularly in language courses.
| Hours | Weeks | Autumn term | Spring term | Summer term | |
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| 20 | 10 | Week commencing 10 October to week ending 17 December 2022* | n/a | n/a | |
| *This is a 1-term course | |||||
Web enrolment starts 1 August 2022
Enrolment and payment run through the Imperial College eStore. When enrolling:
- Do check on the drop down menu above called "Course Fees and Rate Categories" to see if you are eligible for a discounted rate and also do make sure you select that rate when enrolling on the eStore
- If you are a first-time eStore user you will need to create an account before enrolling. You can do this by entering an email address and password. This account can then be used for any future enrolments via the eStore.
When you have enrolled you will be sent the following email notifications:
| What is sent | When is it sent | What does it contain |
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| 1. Payment confirmation | Is sent instantaneously following submission of your online application |
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| 2. Enrolment confirmation | Is sent within 10 working days. Please treat your payment confirmation as confirmation that your applicant details and payment have been received |
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| 3. Programme information | Is usually sent on Friday late afternoon the week before term starts |
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| If you need further help with the above information please ring 020 7594 8756 | ||
If you have any questions about the content or teaching of this course please contact the Course Tutor, Sarah Davis, s.davis@imperial.ac.uk
If you have any questions about your enrolment or payment processes please contact the Programme Administrator, Christian Jacobi, eveningclass@imperial.ac.uk