Monthly Archives: April 2010

medieval books

I just returned from a month in Paris, where one of my favorite places to go was the Musée de Cluny, the National Museum of the Middle Ages.  I liked these fancy books:

and especially these leather book cases:

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Upcoming Letterpress Workshops

Several classes are coming up at Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring, MD in the next few months.  Here’s a list.  Register online here.  Note the wedding invitations class begins soon so if you’re interested, sign up now!

Introduction to Letterpress, weeknights
2 Wednesdays, May 12 + 26, 6-9pm
A small group workshop for beginners who want an introduction [...]

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Pop-Up Book

I’ve been helping my friend Leslie develop her idea for a pop-up shadowbox.  We began with these photos of a Victorian aquarium pop-up:

Here are some of our early prototypes:

I’ll post some of our later versions soon.

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