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Jackson

Title

Subject

bookbinding proposal

Description

The design for Borges’ Ficciones is suggested by the mysterious encyclopedia described in “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.” The volume number is a hint from the infinite “Library of Babel.” English fine binding in full yellow goatskin with recessed onlays of black, silver and blue leather. The blind-tooled title and conservative decorations on the spine are evocative of early twentieth-century encyclopedias. The platinum-tooled phrase “Orbis Tertius” is complemented by three spheres. The hollow-back binding also features sewn silk headbands and marbled endpapers by Catherine Levine.

Creator

Jackson, Forrest

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

This work 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).

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Book

Collection

The 4th DeGolyer Competition

Citation

Jackson, Forrest, “Jackson,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed May 18, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2107.