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