Thomas
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=T%3Cspan%3Ehe+pages+of+the+book+will+be+folded+to+form+a+cross+and+the+volume+will+be+bound+in+plain+sackcloth.+The+binders+will+harvest+fiber+from+plants+growing+around+the+monument+to+Thomas+%C3%A0+Kempis+at+Mount+Saint+Agnes+in+the+Netherlands+and+then+use+these+fibers+to+make+the+endpapers+for+the+bound+volume.+The+book+will+be+placed+in+a+hinged+wooden+chemise+made+of+Lebanese+olive+and+cedar%2C+woods+said+to+have+been+used+to+construct+the+cross+of+Jesus.+The+chemise+will+be+studded+with+gold+and+jewels%2C+similar+to+select+bindings+on+early+manuscript+volumes.+The+book+is+to+be+rebound+as+if+it+were+a+holy+relic%2C+while+the+unornamented+sackcloth+reflects+the+poverty%2C+chastity%2C+and+obedience+of+the+Brethren+of+the+Common+Life.%3C%2Fspan%3E">T<span>he pages of the book will be folded to form a cross and the volume will be bound in plain sackcloth. The binders will harvest fiber from plants growing around the monument to Thomas à Kempis at Mount Saint Agnes in the Netherlands and then use these fibers to make the endpapers for the bound volume. The book will be placed in a hinged wooden chemise made of Lebanese olive and cedar, woods said to have been used to construct the cross of Jesus. The chemise will be studded with gold and jewels, similar to select bindings on early manuscript volumes. The book is to be rebound as if it were a holy relic, while the unornamented sackcloth reflects the poverty, chastity, and obedience of the Brethren of the Common Life.</span></a>
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Cspan%3EIn+%E2%80%9CThe+Library+of+Babel%2C%E2%80%9D+Borges+writes%3A+%E2%80%9CThe+universe+%28which+others+call+the+Library%29+is+composed+of+an+indefinite%2C+perhaps+an+infinite%2C+number+of+hexagonal+galleries%2C+with+enormous+ventilation+shafts+in+the+middle.+.+.%E2%80%9D+This+concept+is+inspiration+to+bind+Ficciones+as+a+hexagonal+book+structure.+The+binding+would+be+similar+to+the+example+except+that+silver+rods+would+replace+the+wooden+dowels%2C+brass+pipe+would+replace+the+threaded+steel+tube%2C+laminated+Argentine+hardwoods+would+replace+the+redwood%2C+and+original+paintings+would+replace+the+images+of+the+Groves+Press+cover.%3C%2Fspan%3E"><span>In “The Library of Babel,” Borges writes: “The universe (which others call the Library) is composed of an indefinite, perhaps an infinite, number of hexagonal galleries, with enormous ventilation shafts in the middle. . .” This concept is inspiration to bind Ficciones as a hexagonal book structure. The binding would be similar to the example except that silver rods would replace the wooden dowels, brass pipe would replace the threaded steel tube, laminated Argentine hardwoods would replace the redwood, and original paintings would replace the images of the Groves Press cover.</span></a>
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<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=41&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=The+description+of+the+raft+and+life+on+the+river%2C+as+Huck+and+Jim+floated+downstream%2C+called+to+Peter+Thomas%27+creative+imagination.The+book+will+be+bound+as+a+raft-like+structure.+He+had+previously+explored+the+concept+of+binding+unsewn+books+by+rolling+the+sections+and+using+those+cylinders+as+architectural+elements+of+the+book+structure.+Thomas+realized+that+these+ideas+could+be+further+explored+in+a+binding+of+%3Cem%3EHuckleberry+Finn%2C%3C%2Fem%3E+as+the+cylinders+could+be+made+to+resemble+the+logs+of+a+raft.">The description of the raft and life on the river, as Huck and Jim floated downstream, called to Peter Thomas' creative imagination.The book will be bound as a raft-like structure. He had previously explored the concept of binding unsewn books by rolling the sections and using those cylinders as architectural elements of the book structure. Thomas realized that these ideas could be further explored in a binding of <em>Huckleberry Finn,</em> as the cylinders could be made to resemble the logs of a raft.</a>
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