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Burkhard

Title

Subject

bookbinding proposal

Description

Based on simplified French binding. Endsheets of Fabriano Roma handmade paper. Harmatan goatskin in dark green and biscuit cover the front and back boards. Insets on front board include the focal design and title. Larger inset based on centuries-old cuir-ciselé technique. Inner cross in scarlet represents Christ's blood shed for mankind. Seven diamond-shaped cutouts are for the "biblical seven" symbolizing fullness, completeness, or perfection as referred to in the text. Cut in center of cross further emphasizes the love God had in His reunion with men. Smaller inset hand lettered using gothicized italic hand.

Creator

Burkhard, Catherine

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 6th DeGolyer Competition

Citation

Burkhard, Catherine, “Burkhard,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed November 13, 2025, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2286.