The 1st DeGolyer Competition

Title

The 1st DeGolyer Competition

Subject

bookbinding competition

Description

A triennial competition to bind a book chosen by Bridwell Library.

Creator

Bridwell Library

Publisher

Bridwell Library, SMU Libraries and Perkins School of Theology, SMU

Date

Originally exhibited May 29 –July 31, 1997

Rights

This work in this collection is protected by copyright law. No commercial reproduction or distribution is permitted. This file may be used for educational uses only, provided it is not altered in any way, and the copyright line is cited. (Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU). No other use is permitted.

Collection Items

Etherington
Binding of black goatskin with design incorporating two crosses, front and back. Cross on front raised from surface of cover and highly polished. Back cover cross polished on plane with surface. Blind-tooled lines encircle both crosses. Gold-tooled…

Etherington example
Full leather binding of black goatskin with raised surfaces and blind-tooled lines. Top edge gilt. Gold-tooled title on spine.

Kamph
Full leather tightback spine binding in wine red oasis goatskin with gray goatskin onlays and gold tooling. Gold-tooled title and date on spine. Honorable Mention for Design and Binding

Kamph example
Full tightback binding of sea blue oasis goatskin. Onlays of black and natural oasis goatskin. Gold and blind tooling. Gold tooling and title on spine.

Miles
Full leather binding of light blue Nigerian goatskin. Multi-colored onlays. Gold-tooled date on spine. Honorable Mention for Design

Miles example
Full leather binding of dark green goatskin. Multi-colored onlays. Gold-stamped title on spine.

Ramsey
Full leather relief binding of white French Cape morocco leather. Front and back boards with cut out windows; cutouts mounted on flyleaf. Blind tooling. Gold-tooled title on spine. Honorable Mention for Binding

Ramsey example
Full leather binding of purple morocco with mosaics of chagrin, oasis, box calfskin, and French Cape morocco leathers. Design of various electronic components with fold wires and blind and palladium tooling.

Thomas
Bookbinding installation made of North American hardwoods, with protective sliding panel. Signatures tied to fifty-seven dowels at four sewing stations. Vellum scrolls at beginning and end. Title engraved in wood base of installation. Craft Guild of…

Thomas example
Each page of the text has been affixed to a wooden dowel and arranged on a wooden stand.

Westapher
Full leather binding of dark red goatskin with onlays of gold and lighter red goatskin and inlays of mother of pearl. Center setting of red glass stone on front panel. Gold-tooled title and date on spine. Craft Guild of Dallas Special Mention for…

Westapher example
Full leather binding of terra cotta red goatskin with bisque and red onlays; narrow white leather onlays on frame colored onlays. Gold tooling and title in gold on spine. Top edge gilt and gauffered.

Borbeau
Half leather "panel binding" of red Nigerian goatskin sewn on eight raised cords. Slightly concave central panels of gold lamé linen bordered by aluminum molding and black leather. Carved and gilt fleuron recessed in front panel. Craft Guild of…

Borbeau example
Half leather "panel binding" of green goatskin with central panels of needlepoint. Full gilt edges.

Fox Butler
Full leather binding of alum-tawed goatskin colored with aniline dyes. Tooled in gold and palladium. Title tooled on spine.

Fox Butler example
Full leather binding of alum-tawed goatskin stained with aniline dyes. Tooled in gold and palladium.

Caine
Half leather binding of maroon goatskin with six raised cords. Central panels of vellum with gold leaf and acrylic painted images of the cross and the Trinity. Gold-tooled title on spine between bottom two cords. 

Caine example
Half leather binding of maroon goatskin sewn on five raised cords. Central panel of goatskin parchment with calligraphy based on the original manuscript of the play. Gold-tooled title on spine.

Frost
Codex binding. Mesquite boards. Wrapped endstrip at head and tail. Only two sewing sections are pierced through the folds. Stenciled design on front and back boards. 

Frost example
Utopian Ethiopian early codex binding. Exposed spine sewing on three pairs of stations. Mesquite wood boards and leather ties. Black stenciled design on front and back boards.

Kellar
Full leather binding of black goatskin sewn over four laced-on vellum/linen strips. Edges to be trimmed and colored purple to match onlay color. Multi-colored onlays. Gold leather strips onlaid into impressed lines. Gold-tooled title on spine. 

Kellar example
Full leather binding of chocolate goatskin sewn over three stranded cords with laced-on boards. Colored leather onlays and blind tooling. Gold-tooled leather label.

Leutz
Full leather binding of black morocco goatskin with attachment of brass wire design. Gold tooling on back of back; gold-tooled title on spine. Top edge gilt and gauffered.

Leutz example
Full leather binding of green goatskin with colored onlays and blind tooling. Gold-stamped label on spine.

Minsky
Full leather binding of red goatskin with black calf-skin onlays and gold tooling. Gold-tooled title and date on spine. 
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