Botswana
N.B. This is a private commission, nfs.
This album/scrapbook was made from Hahnemühle-Ingres paper that was mould-made in Germany. It is sewn with waxed Irish linen thread, in a pamphlet stitch through the binding to preserve space between its gatherings for additions adhered to its pages by its users.
Its spine is covered in goatskin, and its boards are wrapped in a 1942 map of Africa, showing its colonial past.
Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.
The talisman in this book is reproduction of a 1694 early American token featuring an elephant. Little is known about the history of this coin, but speculation suggests that it was struck in The Royal Exchange in London, and used as a half-penny by settlers in the New World. Conquer new vistas, but carry a token of home.
This book is roughly 10 x 6.5 with 80 blank pages.
N.B. This is a private commission, nfs.
This album/scrapbook was made from Hahnemühle-Ingres paper that was mould-made in Germany. It is sewn with waxed Irish linen thread, in a pamphlet stitch through the binding to preserve space between its gatherings for additions adhered to its pages by its users.
Its spine is covered in goatskin, and its boards are wrapped in a 1942 map of Africa, showing its colonial past.
Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.
The talisman in this book is reproduction of a 1694 early American token featuring an elephant. Little is known about the history of this coin, but speculation suggests that it was struck in The Royal Exchange in London, and used as a half-penny by settlers in the New World. Conquer new vistas, but carry a token of home.
This book is roughly 10 x 6.5 with 80 blank pages.
N.B. This is a private commission, nfs.
This album/scrapbook was made from Hahnemühle-Ingres paper that was mould-made in Germany. It is sewn with waxed Irish linen thread, in a pamphlet stitch through the binding to preserve space between its gatherings for additions adhered to its pages by its users.
Its spine is covered in goatskin, and its boards are wrapped in a 1942 map of Africa, showing its colonial past.
Treasure binding began with monks in the 6th Century who would encrust volumes with jewels. During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence in treasure binding. This is a contemporary revival of the treasure binding in which a lucky charm has been embedded in the cover of this book.
The talisman in this book is reproduction of a 1694 early American token featuring an elephant. Little is known about the history of this coin, but speculation suggests that it was struck in The Royal Exchange in London, and used as a half-penny by settlers in the New World. Conquer new vistas, but carry a token of home.
This book is roughly 10 x 6.5 with 80 blank pages.