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Title
Wood
Subject
bookbinding proposal
Description
French technique lace-in boards, covered in full leather in Harmatan purple goatskin, sewn headbands of purple and gold, gold top edge may be added if this does not create conservation problems. Boards laced in with relief decoration raising the leather on front and back covers, recessed decoration on the front, back, and spine to accommodate gold inlay, spine inlay with title tooled in black. Hand carved two-ply board with 14k gold acrylic ink. Endpapers will be original handmade paper created by the binder with hand-painted 14k gold decoration to match the crosses on the cover. The inspiration for this design is the Jerusalem cross, the hallmark for the Christian church. The chosen colors are important to Christianity and appropriate for this title: purple is associated with people seeking spiritual fulfillment and gold symbolizes immutability, eternity, and perfection.
Creator
Wood, Pamela S.
Publisher
Bridwell Library Special Collections
Date
2012
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).
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Displayed as .jpg
Language
Latin
Type
Book
Collection
The 6th DeGolyer Competition
Citation
Wood, Pamela S., “Wood,”
Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions
, accessed May 17, 2026,
https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2240
.
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