Fore-edge painting Art
Shakespeare – painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Fore-edge painting Art, or painting on the edges of pages, has been a traditional English book art existing for centuries and continues today by only a few artists. The edges of book are gilded or “marble” decorated, because of what the picture is not visible when the book is closed. But when you slightly open and push pages, you will see the stunning painting.
Fore-edge painting Art
Fore-edge painting Art. Clarendon Hist Rebel
Fore-edge painting Art. Don Quixote
Fore-edge Painting (video print-screen)
A fore-edge painting is where the page block is fanned and an image applied to the stepped surface. If the page edges are themselves gilded or marbled, this results in the image disappearing when the book is relaxed. When re-fanned, the painting magically re-appears.
Fore-edge Painting (video print-screen)
Fore-edge Painting (video print-screen)
The vanishing Fore-edge Painting has been a traditional English book art for centuries and is continued today by just a few artists, usually working on old, finely bound, pre-gilded books, but now is available on certain new books.
Fore-edge Painting (video print-screen)
Fore-edge Painting (video print-screen)
George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends, arriving in Wales. Painting by John T. Beer
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Fore-edge painting Art
Fore-edge painting Art
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Fore-edge painting Art
Fore-edge painting Art
Fore-edge painting Art
Fore-edge painting Art
Fore-edge painting Art
Scene painted on the edges of the pages of a book
Painted on the edges of the pages of a book
The Fore-edge display press
The Split Double Press
