Marbled paper samples (handmade)

Marbled paper samples (commercial)

Coptic

Characteristics of Coptic bindings:

"exposed spine" sewing - folds of signatures are visible on spine

sewing is visible and creates a chevron pattern - thread can be one or two colors

covers can be made of pretty much anything - see examples; binders board covered with cloth or paper, plexiglass, wood, etc.

at least 160 pages

Examples:

plexiglass covers with maps as paper

binders board covered in corkskin paper; two colors of thread

binders board cover with corkskin and map paper

Rounded Back

Characteristics of Rounded Back bindings:

rounded back

requires cloth on the spine - can be full cloth or quarter bind

quarter bind can have paper on the rest of the cover

at least 160 pages

Examples:

quarter bind with decorative yuzinshi paper

quarter bind with decorative paster paper

quarter bind with hand marbled paper

Paper Case

Characteristics of Paper Case bindings:

soft covers made of thick paper or leather  

rounded back

at least 160 pages, ideally more

Examples:

Gray cave paper 

Flatback

Characteristics of flatback bindings:

similar to the rounded back binding, but with a flat spine

requires cloth on the spine; can be full cloth or quarter bind

at least 160 pages

Examples:

hand marbled fabric:

River Song's Spoilers journal from Dr. Who