Tapley example

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Hand-forged and drawn ingot sterling silver square wire, hand-forged sterling silver "stars," purchased sterling silver tubes for hinges, purchased sterling silver bezels, and purchased lab-grown rubies. All silver except the stars intentionally blackened. Endpapers of kozo unryu sprinkled with gold dust. Text sewn into a muslin spine lining, head gilt, textblock secured to binding using adhesive produced by creosote wax insects. Binding accomplished utilizing traditional Diné (Navajo) silversmith tools and methods, produced while on retreat in the Naabeehó Bináhásdzo (Navajo Nation), and is dedicated to my Diné teacher Tommy Young.

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Blake, William

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William Blake. There is no Natural Religion. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Department of Graphic Arts, Harvard College Library, 1948.

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The 6th DeGolyer Competition

Citation

Blake, William, “Tapley example,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed March 25, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2243.

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