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Sgantas example

Title

Sgantas example

Subject

example binding

Description

The structure that I have chosen to use is the French bookbinder Benjamin Elbel’s dos rapporté. The volume lies open nicely and is a sturdy structure for a reference book that would be used regularly. The design is on Strathmore 80-pound acid-free wove paper, inside board in binders’ cloth for additional protection. The flysheets are handmade marbled paper. The paper on the inside of the spine with information regarding Mr. Middleton is also on acid-free Strathmore paper. The eight signatures would be sewn in the link-stitch on the ends with cord stitching and covered with a mull for added protection and strength.

Source

[A bound volume with blank pages serving as a model of the design proposal].

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

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 7th DeGolyer Competition

Citation

“Sgantas example,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed May 15, 2026, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/2305.