Handmade Books
Oct 2023 4x4 Gratitude Coptic Book
Handmade Book
4.25" x 4.25" x 1"
2023
Colophon:
Gratitude Coptic Journal
Book-boards: 4.25” x 4.25”
Covers: recycled NYT Magazine insert paper
Covers: sealed with matte medium
End papers: Paper from my collection. Don't remember what it is.
Envelopes: 8” x 12” NYT Magazine insert paper
Signature papers: 4” x 8” folded = 4” pages
Paper: Sulphite white 80 lb drawing paper
Thread: Four Ply Waxed Linen
Closure: Ribbon
Five signatures: Six sheets folded per signature = 12 pages in each signature (6 folios or 12 pages per signature)
Binding: Coptic and Kettle stitch
Addition: one
Book maker: Lisa Aksen
Date/Location: 10/14/2023, New York