Design bindings can take many forms; they represent
a fusion of the message of the text with the aesthetic vision of the binder (and client). [1] [2] [3]
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Motion Study
Frank B. Gilbreth, 1911
three piece full vellum binding, laminated over dyed printed papers, printed endpapers
Guild of Bookworkers Marking Time Exhibition |
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Jorrocks's Jaunts
full tan goatskin, calf onlays of foxtail and boots, blind tooling |
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| Endpapers of collaged images taken from the text, over a scanned version of the original endpaper pattern |
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T.S. Eliot,
Four Quartets
A portfolio box was created to house the original pamphlet editions.
The images which appear on the calf skin lining are photocopy transfers from Baedekker's Guide to London, 1905. |
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The outer slipcase is edged in calf skin, and lined with maps of London.
A cigar style box within the slipcase has a natural calf spine, and is covered with Japanese paper.
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