Book Models

Three non-adhesive caterpillar bindings in custom box.

Non-adhesive caterpillar binding.

Non-adhesive caterpillar binding

Cut-away quarter-style cloth and paste paper built-in-groove (Bradel) case binding with sewn-on endbands.

Cut-away quarter-style cloth and paste paper built-in-groove (Bradel) case binding with sewn-on endbands.

Cut-away quarter-style cloth and paste paper built-in-groove (Bradel) case binding with sewn-on endbands.

Split Board Binding: quarter-style cloth and paste paper with toned Tyvek tips and cord-in-caps.

Split Board Binding: quarter-style cloth and paste paper with toned Tyvek tips and cord-in-caps.

Split Board Binding: quarter-style cloth and paste paper with toned Tyvek tips and cord-in-caps.

Half-style leather binding sewn on single cord supports, bound in custom-dyed calfskin and machine-made marbled paper.

Half-style leather binding with handmade paper pastedown and primary and decorative sewn-on endbands.

Half-style leather binding with blind-tooled calfskin and marbled paper.

Limp vellum binding: goatskin parchment and alum-tawed thongs.

Limp vellum binding: goatskin parchment and alum-tawed thongs.

Limp vellum binding: goatskin parchment and alum-tawed thongs.

Longstitch binding.

Longstitch binding.

Longstitch binding.

Early Slavic Book Model

Early Slavic Book Model: Drilling holes in the wooden boards.

Early Slavic Book Model: Carving grooves on inner face of boards according to historical photographs.

Early Slavic Book Model: Lacing pattern on outer face of boards, recreated based on historical photographs of the groove pattern.

Early Slavic Book Model: Lacing pattern on inner face of boards, recreated based on historical photographs of the groove pattern.

Early Slavic Book Model: Pages of the textblock were washed and air-dried to give them “energy.”

Early Slavic Book Model: Textblock sewn with biaxial stitch disposition.

Early Slavic Book Model: Painting the “icon” on front board with acrylic paints. Traditionally, egg tempera was used.

Early Slavic Book Model: Blue-dyed linen spine covering and painted icon on front board.

Early Slavic Book Model: Close-up of “icon” on front board.