The ancient Greek concept of areté means excellence of any kind. Our books are made to the highest standards of craftsmanship at every step
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Ludlow Bookbinders bind our books. They are one of the UK's major hand-bookbinders and winners of multiple awards
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We choose the finest archival papers for our books and have even commissioned special makings of hand-made paper that carries our own watermark
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We print text and line images by letterpress. Once the dominant printing technology, it is now a specialist process that imparts its own feel to the printed page
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Our texts are set on a Monotype machine, a system of mechanical typesetting that revolutionised printing and dominated book printing for more than sixty years
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Hand composition is an essential part of our process. Our books are put together using the skills of the compositor that date back to the fifteenth century
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Areté is the act of living to one's full potential
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The ancient Greek concept of areté means excellence of any kind. Our books are made to the highest standards of craftsmanship at every step
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Ludlow Bookbinders bind our books. They are one of the UK's major hand-bookbinders and winners of multiple awards
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We choose the finest archival papers for our books and have even commissioned special makings of hand-made paper that carries our own watermark
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We print text and line images by letterpress. Once the dominant printing technology, it is now a specialist process that imparts its own feel to the printed page
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Our texts are set on a Monotype machine, a system of mechanical typesetting that revolutionised printing and dominated book printing for more than sixty years
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Hand composition is an essential part of our process. Our books are put together using the skills of the compositor that date back to the fifteenth century
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Areté is the art of living to one's full potential
