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French Binding with Clamshell Box
Book: 13 × 13 × 1,3 cm Clamshell Box: 14 × 14 × 2,6 cm
The French Binding is the bibliophile binding technique par excellence, that requires time and skills for its execution.
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The Binding
Laced through Quater Leather Binding in green Oasis goat skin, invisible corners, headcap and leather hinges.
The boards are covered with self painted monotype paper.
The book block is made of various papers: 60 gsm Japanese paper in blue, green and ivory
which are interspersed inbetween with 40 gsm white, acid free paper with long fibers.
The edges are ébarbé, which means trimmed on the board chopper.
Laced through Quater Leather Binding in green Oasis goat skin, invisible corners, headcap and leather hinges.
The boards are covered with self painted monotype paper.
The book block is made of various papers: 60 gsm Japanese paper in blue, green and ivory
which are interspersed inbetween with 40 gsm white, acid free paper with long fibers.
The edges are ébarbé, which means trimmed on the board chopper.
The Clamshell Box
Custom-fitted. Same leather than the book, with cloth reinforcement inside. Covered outeside and inside with three different green Surbalin paper 135 gsm plus one blue japanese 60 gsm paper. Hot stamped, square ideogram on the spine.
Custom-fitted. Same leather than the book, with cloth reinforcement inside. Covered outeside and inside with three different green Surbalin paper 135 gsm plus one blue japanese 60 gsm paper. Hot stamped, square ideogram on the spine.