cbl-Newsletter 4/2024
The centro del bel libro connects generations!
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This spring, 17 pupils from the Rudolf Steiner School in Minusio visited the Centro del Bel Libro. Under the direction of Edwin Heim and supervised by Myrtha Rüttimann, the 9 to 10-year-olds engaged in hands-on bookbinding activities. The students created their own booklets, embossed small designs, and marbled paper. Edwin Heim demonstrated the art of bookbinding with beautiful examples, while Myrtha Rüttimann guided them through the manual tasks. The joy and enthusiasm among the children were immense! They asked countless questions and proudly took home their colorful marbled papers, handmade booklets, and beautifully embossed creations, all with smiles on their faces. |
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General Assembly Have you reserved the date of 6 July in your analogue or digital agenda? This year's Annual General Meeting will take us to Maur in the canton of Zurich. After the AGM, we will enjoy a guided tour of the castle and round off the event with lunch at Restaurant Dörfli Maur. For last-minute travelers, here are the key details: 10:45 a.m.: General Meeting in the parlour of Maur Castle, Burgstrasse 8, 8124 Maur If you would like to make the journey to Maur and attend the AGM, please contact our secretary, Mrs. Bea Corti, at the following address: info@cbl-ascona.ch We would like to draw your attention to our next courses in Ascona: |
| No. 20 |
Practical Approaches in Book and Paper Conservation
Course location Ascona
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This course is intended to offer participants the opportunity to critically review and discuss various techniques and their approaches in book and paper conservation as well as in exhibition related work. It is meant to be an overview of well-known and innovative conservation techniques, which will be demonstrated and reviewed by the participants. Furthermore, there will be ample time for discussions and suggestions. Topics covered include attaching loose boards, rebacking materials, alum-tawed parchment as a repair material, tips for paper repairs, using cast pulp paper in paper conservation, ideas how to mount books for exhibition displays, and other helpful tips. |
| Instructor: | Renate Mesmer |
| Date: | From Monday, 22nd July until Friday, 26th July 2024 |
| Duration: | 5 days |
| Course location: | centro del bel libro, Via Collegio 17, CH-6612 Ascona |
| Language: | German and English |
| Costs: | CHF 1'150.- |
| Material costs: | special material depending on use |
| Participants: | Book- and paper restorers and interested persons with previous experience |
| Registration: | register now - click here |
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| No. 21 |
Practical Approaches in Book and Paper Conservation
Course location Ascona
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Additional course, due to high request! |
| Instructor: | Renate Mesmer |
| Date: | From Monday, 29th July until Friday, 2nd August 2024 |
| Duration: | 5 days |
| Course location: | centro del bel libro, Via Collegio 17, CH-6612 Ascona |
| Language: | German and English |
| Costs: | CHF 1'150.- |
| Material costs: | special material depending on use |
| Participants: | Book- and paper restorers and interested persons with previous experience |
| Registration: | register now - click here |
| No. 23a |
How to Make Accordion, Knife and Other Pleats for Books... and More
Course location Ascona
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Learn to make a multitude of different folded and folded-cut pleats, to create beautiful, unusual and practical flat surfaces, bas-relief surfaces and 3-D forms. The uses for these fold-cut concepts are limitless, including 3-D books, artists' books and more. |
| Instructor: | Paul Jackson |
| Date: | From Monday, 19th August until Wednesday, 21st August 2024 |
| Duration: | 3 days |
| Course location: | centro del bel libro, Via Collegio 17, CH-6612 Ascona |
| Language: | English |
| Costs: | CHF 765.- |
| Material costs: | special material depending on use |
| Participants: | Interested persons with and without prior experience |
| Registration: | register now - click here |
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Or find out about other courses in our programme on our homepage: |
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And finally, some impressions from the last courses: |
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Editorial: Katharina Meier |
Administration:
centro del bel libro ascona
Viale St. Franscini 30
CH-6500 Bellinzona - Switzerland
School:
centro del bel libro ascona
Via Collegio 17
CH-6612 Ascona - Switzerland
Telefon +41 (0) 91 825 11 62
