2004: september 13
Medieval Account Books
These medieval bindings were originally used as account books. They were identified by the design on their spine, not by a written title--as such no two spines should ever be the same.
These books combine two types of Italian Fabriano paper--the covers use Tiziano (heavier weight), and the pages are Ingres (lighter weight). The wood is one of spalted beech (warm brown sometimes patches of white), or spalted birch (warm yellow with stripes). The two books shown here are both spalted beech.
These books were incredibly popular at the Cabbagetown Art and Craft Sale. My favorite went home with a friend of mine from high school. (After picking up and putting down the same book no less than three times I finally said, "Oh just buy the book already!" He laughed and agreed that maybe he did need to take it home.) I think we can all agree that it's a great little book!
The medieval books with button closures were quick to sell out. I was not expecting these little books to be as popular as they were!
