The role of tradition / Runs Top (pp 11-18) -- The impact of the early codex and its bindings upon Society / Michelle P. Brown (pp 45-50) -- Conceptual sensations within material : from Germany to Japan and back / Veronica Schapers (pp 51-56) -- Mind & matter : some South African book artists' experiences with 'other' materials / David Paton (pp 57-62) -- From medieval embroidery to human skin : engaging with remarkable objects from the Wellcome Library / Elma Brenner (pp 63-68) -- A survey of hinges / Benjamin Elbe (pp 69-74) -- David Sellars, artist of the book / Stephen Conway, Dominic Riley and Jill Sellars (pp 75-83) -- Man Booker Prize for Fiction : shortlist bindings 2015 (pp 88-90)