This book is bound in a classical full leather binding, following the great French tradition of the craft. The book is sewn with five hemp cords and linen threads. The cover is crafted from natural calf leather, dyed in various shades of blue, embossed and sown with hundreds of palladium dots, on a regular frame. Edge-to-edge doublures and flyleaves are crafted from the same leather, with the same design.
Louise Bescond is orthodox in technique but daring in decoration. For her, binding a book is not just an aesthetic feat, it means valuing its content ...
