wooden board book sampler
The best aspect of the book action of the 16th century wooden board prototype is its exemplary capacity to interplay with the reading experience. Either on first opening or following life long usage the wooden board binding takes a physical part in each conceptual transaction. The mind is physically positioned in the content and memory and insight both are augmented by the physical location of concepts. Fingering to initiate and complete page turnings points to the particular expressions or precepts that are read. Manual transmission of leverage from the board covers to the text is so responsive that it embodies comprehension and conclusive acts.
(more)
Due to limits of extension and development of technique within the existing enclaves of wooden board work we should also imagine an entirely new enclave for 21st century. In this new enclave, wooden board bookbinding would be pursued on its own special merits in pure research toward an ever more graceful and practical bookbinding. Such a practice of wooden board bookbinding would address improvements in the sub-structures of fitting and attachment to the textblock and adaptation of endbanding methods, panel linings and foredge closure devises. Fresh revivals of decorative techniques applied to leather before application to the boards are also needed.
Most importantly the new practice can research and develop elegant book action during motions of opening, closing and page turning. We may still hope, by continuing the long development of the wooden board bookbinding, to fulfill ideals of haptic qualities that ease and invigorate reading.
(more)
(binding model by Bob Espinosa)
scary background music for powerpoint
Library Juice has a page of
bizzare search terms.