Publisher: Historical Archives of Belgrade
For the Publishers: MA Dragan Gačić
Editors-in-Chief: MA Dragan Gačić
Author of the text, illustrations and photographs: Bojan Kocev
Consultant: Mirjana Milenković, Zorica Smilović
Review by: Radika ilić
Editing and proofreading: Nataša Marković MA
Art and Layout: Zorica Smilović
Printed by: Zlamen
Circulation: 500
For the Publishers: MA Dragan Gačić
Editors-in-Chief: MA Dragan Gačić
Author of the text, illustrations and photographs: Bojan Kocev
Consultant: Mirjana Milenković, Zorica Smilović
Review by: Radika ilić
Editing and proofreading: Nataša Marković MA
Art and Layout: Zorica Smilović
Printed by: Zlamen
Circulation: 500
Тhe Historical Archives of Belgrade, within kilometers of archival material and among 2910 fonds, preserve 24 fonds of guilds and professional craftsmen associations. Some of these associations started to operate in Belgrade back in 1816 and they managed to survive until the socialist period.
Preserved documentation of the guilds provides information on the development of traditional and new crafts, on number of craftsmen in the guilds, their status and reputation. Archival documents also reveal how certain workshops developed into industrial plants, factories or printing offices.
Many crafts have disappeared from everyday life, but bookbinding, one of the oldest crafts in Serbia is still resisting. In order to preserve this traditional and fine craft, the bookbinding service in the Historical Archives of Belgrade operates with two goals: to prevent it from being forgotten and to preserve this precious heritage for the future generations.
The Technical Service of the Archives was founded in 1955 and the same year bookbinding department was established. This department is working on the reparation of old books, bindery, making the archival boxes, folders, maps and similar products necessary for safekeeping of archival material. For a long period of time two workers have been employed in the department, unfortunately today only one bookbinder is working in the Archives, and only three in all Serbian archives.
Publication Arhiv kao čuvar starih zanata does not have pretensions to become a manual or a textbook, but represents an attempt of the Historical Archives of Belgrade to preserve and present to wide audience the significance, specificity and beauty of an old and particular craft. Author of the publication Bojan Kocev describes all elements and phases when working with paper, leather, wood, textile and other materials used in bindery in the Archives.
Preserved documentation of the guilds provides information on the development of traditional and new crafts, on number of craftsmen in the guilds, their status and reputation. Archival documents also reveal how certain workshops developed into industrial plants, factories or printing offices.
Many crafts have disappeared from everyday life, but bookbinding, one of the oldest crafts in Serbia is still resisting. In order to preserve this traditional and fine craft, the bookbinding service in the Historical Archives of Belgrade operates with two goals: to prevent it from being forgotten and to preserve this precious heritage for the future generations.
The Technical Service of the Archives was founded in 1955 and the same year bookbinding department was established. This department is working on the reparation of old books, bindery, making the archival boxes, folders, maps and similar products necessary for safekeeping of archival material. For a long period of time two workers have been employed in the department, unfortunately today only one bookbinder is working in the Archives, and only three in all Serbian archives.
Publication Arhiv kao čuvar starih zanata does not have pretensions to become a manual or a textbook, but represents an attempt of the Historical Archives of Belgrade to preserve and present to wide audience the significance, specificity and beauty of an old and particular craft. Author of the publication Bojan Kocev describes all elements and phases when working with paper, leather, wood, textile and other materials used in bindery in the Archives.
Preserved documentation of the guilds provides information on the development of traditional and new crafts, on number of craftsmen in the guilds, their status and reputation. Archival documents also reveal how certain workshops developed into industrial plants, factories or printing offices.
Many crafts have disappeared from everyday life, but bookbinding, one of the oldest crafts in Serbia is still resisting. In order to preserve this traditional and fine craft, the bookbinding service in the Historical Archives of Belgrade operates with two goals: to prevent it from being forgotten and to preserve this precious heritage for the future generations.
The Technical Service of the Archives was founded in 1955 and the same year bookbinding department was established. This department is working on the reparation of old books, bindery, making the archival boxes, folders, maps and similar products necessary for safekeeping of archival material. For a long period of time two workers have been employed in the department, unfortunately today only one bookbinder is working in the Archives, and only three in all Serbian archives.
Publication Arhiv kao čuvar starih zanata does not have pretensions to become a manual or a textbook, but represents an attempt of the Historical Archives of Belgrade to preserve and present to wide audience the significance, specificity and beauty of an old and particular craft. Author of the publication Bojan Kocev describes all elements and phases when working with paper, leather, wood, textile and other materials used in bindery in the Archives.
Publication Arhiv kao čuvar starih zanata does not have pretensions to become a manual or a textbook, but represents an attempt of the Historical Archives of Belgrade to preserve and present to wide audience the significance, specificity and beauty of an old and particular craft. Author of the publication Bojan Kocev describes all elements and phases when working with paper, leather, wood, textile and other materials used in bindery in the Archives.