Follow the process of making a book while we cover specialized book terms, and some surprising idioms with bookish origins that we use in daily language.
Today we investigate a combination of book and printing terms and phrases. We also have several special guest book makers sharing their favorite bookish terms. Some of them are probably familiar, though you might be surprised of their book art origins, like “hot off the press!”, or “mind your p’s and q’s”. Other terms are fairly specialized, but fun, because who doesn't want to talk about printer’s devils and hellboxes?
We will talk about the actual critters collectively known as “bookworms”, and “type louse”. Follow along the process of making a book from start to finish and cover all the bookish terms we still use today in daily language!
Thanks to Mark Brown, Brianna Toswill from Penrose Press, Faith Hale, Kevin Kissinger, Lara Durback, Mary Baughman from the Austin Book Arts Center, and Selena Matranga for submitting all your favorite terms!
Links:
Books in the Wild
Coyote Bones Press
The Paper Carnival
The Boston Post - Type Louse
Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
Dard Hunter
Book Term Contributors:
Mark Brown
Penrose Press (Brianna Toswill)
Faith Hale
Kevin Kissinger
Austin Book Arts Center (Mary Baughman)
Selena Mantranga