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Metzger
Title
Metzger
Subject
bookbinding proposal
Description
Parchment bound over sturdy cover boards, highlighting the living patterns of goatskin parchment without flattening the skin in any way by using adhesives. Five parchment lacings weave through the cover creating a variety of crosses. On the front, a forcefully scribed circular pattern shows the results of effort, care, and irreversible change on the skin. On the back, the lacings outline a space where change can still happen. The circular pattern is echoed in the engraved orb of the frontispiece, with Christ holding a graver tool. Endpapers of handmade linen stock that best matches the color of both the text paper and the parchment cover, sewn on, and held down under the visible turn-ins. Endbands sewn first with linen thread for strength and flexibility, then embroidered with gold and silver silk threads in a traditional endband pattern.
Creator
Metzger, Chela
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).
Format
Displayed as .jpg
Language
Latin
Type
Book
Collection
The 6th DeGolyer Competition
Citation
Metzger, Chela, “Metzger,”
Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions
, accessed May 19, 2026,
https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2256
.
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