vellucent binding
A method of decorating (and protecting) a
bookbinding utilizingTRANSPARENT VELLUM .
The technique was developed byCEDRIC CHIVERS
sometime around 1903, and is designed not only for
the protection of leather bindings, but also to
protect covers bearing colored designs (usually
pictorial in nature) painted on paper, attached to
the boards, and then covered with the vellum. The
vellucent covering is also suitable for highly
decorative designs because it is possible to
further embellish the design by means of
mother-of-pearl, irridescent shell, and the like,
all of which may be covered and permanently
protected by the vellum. The surface of the vellum
itself can he tooled in gold, thus further
enhancing the entire effect. See also: EDWARDS OF HALIFAX .
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