Coptic Stitch BindingMain MenuAbout This BookAboutHistoric Coptic Bindings2nd - 4th century AD leather wrapped coptic bindingsModern Coptic Bindings21st century bindingsMedia GalleryElizabeth Grab1661050aaf36e77197158091d90613a24dc9062eElizabeth Grab
The Coptic Stitch
12016-02-10T04:46:31-08:00Elizabeth Grab1661050aaf36e77197158091d90613a24dc9062e81493A Brief Historyplain2016-02-10T04:55:19-08:00Elizabeth Grab1661050aaf36e77197158091d90613a24dc9062eThe coptic stitch is one of the oldest bookbinding stitches still used by book artists today. As early as the 2nd century AD, binders used the stitch, sometimes covered in a leather wrapper, though often left with an exposed spine. One of the earliest extent group of codices are the Nag Hammadi Codices from the 3rd/4th century