Some of our most beautifully bound books are held in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle — surely one of the most impressive collections in the UK. They are variously encrusted with jewels, coloured leather and masses of sumptuous gold tooling.

From his perspective as a fine binder and bookbinding historian, Dominic will introduce you to some of the best of these books. As a sometime teacher of the apprentices at the Royal bindery, he has led students through a study of these handsome volumes, and will now share them with you, including a special binding from every reign from Henry VII to the current monarch.

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Dominic Riley Is an internationally renowned bookbinder, artist, lecturer and teacher. He has his bindery in England, from where he travels across the UK teaching and lecturing. He spends part of the year teaching in San Francisco and across the USA. His work is mostly restoration and Design Binding, for which he has won many prizes in the Designer Bookbinders competition. His bindings are in collections worldwide, including the British Library, the Grolier Club in New York and the San Francisco Public Library. He is also an expert storyteller and raconteur.