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What could be better than a historically inspired wooden book? How about a miniature historically inspired wooden book chained to a larger one!
[Chained book on a book], a book object from artist Daniel Essig, features a double coptic stitch bound wooden book with a chained miniature book attached to the front board. Made in the style of an ancient codex, the tome is finished with brass bosses and leather clasps at the fore-edge. The curly oak wooden boards are covered with painted UICB paper that mimics the look of worn leather. The text block is completely blank, although the miniature features what appears as German blackletter printer’s waste. This is one of my favorite pieces to bring to classes, where it can spark a lot of conversations about historical practices like chained books and printer’s waste to how historical structures can be re-imagined in a contemporary piece.
--Laura
x-Collection N7433.4.E55 C5 1999a