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Lawrence

Title

Subject

bookbinding proposal

Description

Black goatskin over bas-relief boards, raised onlays of white alum tawed calfskin with single gold tooled line along short side of each triangle; hand embroidered double-core headbands of red and yellow silk; flyleaves and doublures of marbled paper by Catherine Levine; top edge marbled and gilded; title tooled on spine in blind. Chemise in black goatskin and marbled paper, lined in wool felt; title on spine of chemise gold tooled. Winner: 2012 DeGolyer Award for American Bookbinding

Creator

Lawrence, David John

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

Lawrence, David John, “Lawrence,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed October 8, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2298.