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zhalfirin · 1 year ago

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Carmilla - Robert Sheridan Le Fanu Full vellum Bradel binding with slipcase

Book art - Alphonse Mucha Many thanks @notwhelmedyet for inspiring me towards Mucha for bookart

Materials used:

case board - museumsboard, white spine stiffener - cardboard gathering the case and laser printed cover decoration - white paper cover material - calf parchment

inner book text block paper - Schleipen fly 05, 115gsm endpapers - Chiyogami paper and Hahnemühle Ingres Bütten paper sewing material - linnen thread (flax) endbands - buttonhole silk (Gütermann) edge finish - head and foot edge polished Font's used Titel font - Boecklin's universe Chapter title, page count and drop caps - Amarante text body - Georgia

Slipcase case construction - grey board (1,5 and 1mm) covering materials - Tsumugi paper, Hahnemühle Ingres Bütten paper, Chiyogami paper

#bookbinding #Carmilla #le fanu #vellum binding #vellum #parchment #slipcase #Mucha #alphonse mucha #bookart #polished edges #this was a bit of a go for a vellucent binding #next time I'll try a treatment and see if it can be more clear #parchment bindings are always a bit nerve wrecking #also I improvised a new background because white parchment on white background is not really much of a contrast

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