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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Stenciled Book Edges Kit: Turn Your Favorite Books Into Custom Works of Art - Includes: Project Book, Paint Pots, Stencils, Sponge Tools, Book Clamps

Stenciled Book Edges Kit: Turn Your Favorite Books Into Custom Works of Art - Includes: Project Book, Paint Pots, Stencils, Sponge Tools, Book Clamps

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ISBN10: 0785845631
ISBN13: 9780785845638
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Weight: 0.87
Height: 2.07 Width: 8.09 Depth: 10.69
Language: English
Create your own beautiful collectors' editions of your favorite books by stenciling their edges!

The tradition of fore-edge painting, or edge painting, describes all the activities related to embellishing the paper edges of a book. Dating back to tenth-century England, the practice reached the peak of its popularity in the second half of the seventeenth century but continued throughout the eighteenth century. At the time, the art of aging book edges was done by specialists, as the ornamentation was seen as a central part of the book's appearance. A painted-edge book stood out. It made each book unique, and artists could push each one's brilliance as far as they desired.

No longer confined to books found in antique shops, today's decorative collectors' editions come straight from the publisher, with marbling or patterned fore-edges that often mimic the look of the book's cover. Some are spray-painted in a single block of color, while others use the type of stencil designs included in this kit, such as:

  • roses
  • dragons and castle
  • sword
  • mountains
  • sun, moon, and stars
  • crystals
  • feather
  • snake
  • whisk
  • letters

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