LOST GUTENBERG BIBLE PHOTO'S, MAY 08, 2009 COLLECTION::
Here is yet another collection of photo's of my bindings on our BBWS "Lost Gutenberg's".
I hope you enjoy them!
Michael.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
This is the {already famous} BBWS reproduction 15th century brass boss. Each two volume set has 20 of these hand turned bosses. They are aged with a special solution. They measure 1-3/4 inch in diameter by 7/8th inch tall. Each boss is attached with a solid brass machine screw from the inside cover. These bosses begin their life as shiny as crystal, and then I age them with a three step process. Notice the [harmless] residue at the points where the different design elements meet. The style is derived from known original 15th century examples.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
A close-up of some recent blind tooling on the alum-tawed pigskin leather. I age the leather much the same way as Bernard Middleton taught me fifteen years ago, giving it a genuine antique patina. I have deviated only slightly from his recipe, but in a way that I believe creates an even greater authentic look.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
Here's a photo of a bottom back cover board of a G.B. Volume II. Notice the harmless {new} residue around the elements of the brass bosses. Our {new} BBWS Alum-Tawed Pigskin is a joy to work with, and there is no other alum-tawed pigskin in the world that even comes close to the BBWS quality.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
I have been making brass clasps and catches now since 1987. My Pennsylvania German-Dutch Book Clasps have been sold in the past by Shepherds in England, and throughout Europe. These Lost Gutenberg clasps and catches are some of the most rewarding I've ever done!
PHOTO BY THOMAS SCHMIDT, STUTTGART, DE 2007 PHOTO BY THOMAS SCHMIDT, STUTTGART, DE 2007
PHOTO BY THOMAS SCHMIDT, STUTTGART, DE, 2007
The three photo's above are of some friends at FRANZ HOFFMANN FINE LEATHERS, STUTTGART, GERMANY. They depict three (of the many) stages in making our BBWS ALUM-TAWED PIGSKIN.
PHOTO BY CHONGMIN CHRISMAN, 2008
Here is a photo of a Lost Gutenberg Bible end-cap with it's German-Primary End-band and the alum-tawed pigskin tab (cut flush with the top of German Primary), now ready to receive the German Braided Endband.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
Herringbone, packed-sewn volume of a Lost Gutenberg Bible.
I hope you enjoy them!
Michael.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
This is the {already famous} BBWS reproduction 15th century brass boss. Each two volume set has 20 of these hand turned bosses. They are aged with a special solution. They measure 1-3/4 inch in diameter by 7/8th inch tall. Each boss is attached with a solid brass machine screw from the inside cover. These bosses begin their life as shiny as crystal, and then I age them with a three step process. Notice the [harmless] residue at the points where the different design elements meet. The style is derived from known original 15th century examples.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
A close-up of some recent blind tooling on the alum-tawed pigskin leather. I age the leather much the same way as Bernard Middleton taught me fifteen years ago, giving it a genuine antique patina. I have deviated only slightly from his recipe, but in a way that I believe creates an even greater authentic look.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
Here's a photo of a bottom back cover board of a G.B. Volume II. Notice the harmless {new} residue around the elements of the brass bosses. Our {new} BBWS Alum-Tawed Pigskin is a joy to work with, and there is no other alum-tawed pigskin in the world that even comes close to the BBWS quality.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
I have been making brass clasps and catches now since 1987. My Pennsylvania German-Dutch Book Clasps have been sold in the past by Shepherds in England, and throughout Europe. These Lost Gutenberg clasps and catches are some of the most rewarding I've ever done!
PHOTO BY THOMAS SCHMIDT, STUTTGART, DE 2007 PHOTO BY THOMAS SCHMIDT, STUTTGART, DE 2007
PHOTO BY THOMAS SCHMIDT, STUTTGART, DE, 2007
The three photo's above are of some friends at FRANZ HOFFMANN FINE LEATHERS, STUTTGART, GERMANY. They depict three (of the many) stages in making our BBWS ALUM-TAWED PIGSKIN.
PHOTO BY CHONGMIN CHRISMAN, 2008
Here is a photo of a Lost Gutenberg Bible end-cap with it's German-Primary End-band and the alum-tawed pigskin tab (cut flush with the top of German Primary), now ready to receive the German Braided Endband.
PHOTO BY ELLIOTT YANCEY, 2009
Herringbone, packed-sewn volume of a Lost Gutenberg Bible.
Posted by Michael Chrisman at 5/8/2009 2:41 PM 
Categories: Welcome to BBWS!, Lost Gutenbergs, , LOST GUTENBERG BIBLES
Categories: Welcome to BBWS!, Lost Gutenbergs, , LOST GUTENBERG BIBLES
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