Bracing

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 100 gsm, antique white Hahnemühle Ingres mouldmade paper from Germany, sewn with Irish linen thread in the linked stitch pattern that dates back at least to the Ancient Copts.  It allows the book to lay open easily to any page.

 This book’s endbands are blue and white cotton, and its bookmark is dark blue kidskin.  Its spine is covered in aniline dyed kidskin, and its boards are wrapped in a 1968 blueprint from Alied Architectural Steel Companies’ plans for the Indianapolis International Harvester Building.

 Treasure binding began with monks in the 6^th 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 journal is a transportation token from Indianapolis Railways featuring the Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument in its center.  Elements of this book have been around Indianapolis for 30-50 years. Write something that will live on.

This book is roughly 6.5 x 10” with more than 150 blank pages.