High Jump

This archival, hand-sewn journal/sketchbook is made from 100 gsm, carmel 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 brown and yellow cotton, and its bookmark is calfskin.  Its spine is covered calfskin, and its boards are wrapped in paper that was hand marbled by Betty Caponi in Monte San Giusto, Italy.

 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 book is bronze high jump medal from the early 20^th Century. Aim high!

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