Decorated book cover

Today, something completely different!

I photographed this book cover some weeks ago, and today it appeared in a new publication by Nina Hesselberg-Wang, a colleague of mine at the National Library of Norway.

https://www.bokselskap.no/boker/bokkunst/english#eng1

From the English preface:

"Hans Mathæus Refsum (1859–1936) was a pioneer within the craftsmanship of artistic superior bookbinding in Norway and he became particularly renowned for his finer leather bindings and addresses (letters of honour).

This e-book aims to introduce Refsum as Norway’s most prominent contributor to the art of decorated paper. Since Refsum was so prolific, it will by no means give a complete overview of his diverse production and activities. Rather, my intention is to give an insight into Refsum’s creative and technically highly innovative manufacture of decorated endleaves and bookcovers on both paper and textile. This will be achieved through rich photographic documentation and presentation of Refsum’s work.

The assortment of images represents private and library bindings from Refsum’s hand, which are mainly preserved in the National Library of Norway’s collection, as well as a limited selection from collections at the National Museum of Norway, the University Library in Bergen and some books in private ownership."

Cfr my own attempt on paste decoration in this blip: https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/2815710909681372098