The leather was swiftly agreed upon - a rich crimson vegetable tanned goatskin produced by Harmatan in Northamptonshire. At Shepherds, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, we specialize in fine bookbinding using traditional skilled methods which have been practised for centuries, and the brief was right up our street especially given our collaboration with OUP in 1953 on Her Majesty Elizabeth II’s Coronation Bible.We were excited and proud to be involved again in such a momentous project to recognize a key moment in British historyįor the binding of a book as significant as the Coronation Bible, a number of elements had to be considered. I was delighted to receive a call from OUP at the beginning of January 2023, inviting Shepherds, Sangorski & Sutcliffe, as one of the oldest bookbinders in England, to bind four bibles for His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation.
The history of binding in leather dates back as far as the six century and, withstanding the digitalisation of the publishing industry, is a specialized trade that remains in demand today, writes Alison Strachan, Director at Shepherds, Sangorski & Sutcliffe of Westminster.
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