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Collection	Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)	Essig, Daniel
Title	[Centipede binding
Date	2003
Press(es)	Binding Desire: Unfolding Artists Books
Physical Description	1 v. (unpaged); 13 cm.
Description	"Materials: mahogany, milk paint, walnut-stained handmade flax paper, Italian handmade paper, linen thread, brass, leather, mica, fossils. Endpages of walnut-stained handmade flax paper. Greek and centipede exposed binding. Four-pane shadow box insert in front cover. Leather strap closure"--Vamp and Tramp website (vampandtramp.com), viewed 1/4/13. Imprint information from the Vamp and Tramp website . "Daniel Essig creates wood-covered art books and book-based sculptures. Using a fourth-century binding known as Ethiopian-style Coptic, he creates mixed-media book structures that incorporate unusual woods, handmade paper, found objects, fossils, and mica"--Artist's website (danielessig.com), viewed 1/4/13 . Both front and back wood covers have cutout sections that hold and display fossilized shells . Library's copy is signed by the artist and dated 2012.
Book Type(s)	Artists' books Blank books One-of-a-kind books
Binding	Centipede binding - wood cover Exposed spine binding Sewn fold binding - wood cover

Collection	Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)	Essig, Daniel
Title	[Centipede binding
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Image Description	The cover for the book bound with centipede binding.
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