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Elder
Title
Elder
Subject
bookbinding proposal
Description
Gebrochener Rücken
(modified Bradel) binding with text sewn onto tapes. Covers made of cerise-colored silk, embroidered in metallic gold with Chi-Rho symbol on the front cover and Alpha-Omega symbol on the back cover. Symbols framed by lace, over-sewn with seed pearls and garnets. Hand-sewn silk headbands, edge decoration of acrylic paint in two colors, and endpapers of a muted shade of metallic gold. The inspiration for this design is derived from embroidered books of the seventeenth century held in Bridwell Library’s Special Collections. The design is intended to invoke ecclesiastical imagery to underscore the significance of this text to the church, while the materials suggest the richness of its contribution to the history of spiritual formation.
Creator
Elder, Jane Lenz
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
Elder, Jane Lenz, “Elder,”
Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions
, accessed June 13, 2026,
https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2278
.
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