Period Fine Bindings

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Paul Tronson – Master Bookbinder
Period Fine Bindings
email: paul@periodfinebindings.com

A Master Bookbinder – restoring antiquarian books, Bibles and objets de virtu to period using original tools and techniques.
An expert at creating and recreating authentic traditional bindings using old materials and ancient formulae. Significant & considerable experience in the restoration of ‘lost’ or ‘fatally’ damaged work from the 10th to 19th Century; vellum, parchment, illuminated manuscripts and scrolls.

Paper Conservation and Water Stain Removal

September 19, 2025

Of course water and severe damp can leave a nasty edge called a “tidemark” this can be just as difficult to remove especially if the book is rare and has the provenance of being written on by someone famous (tut tut) the writing medium would need to be “fixed” to the paper before the operation can commence.

Strange how sometimes just one page in the whole book can get damaged by water, but it does happen especially with old cookery books, the pages in these get subjected to a whole range of different stains, including booksellers rubber ink stamps!