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The eternal appeal of a floral design is captured in the work of Irish illustrator William Kilburn. The artist behind William Curtis’ book on bota...

The 1688 edition of L’office de la Semaine Sainte, a Latin liturgical book, was protected by a gold-plated leather binding. Reproduced on our Azur...

Luxuriate in the brass and blue tones of our Blue Luxe cover design. The original was bound in goatskin with gold tooling in the heart of Amsterda...

Morocco leather is a pliable material that has been valued in luxury book bindings since the late 16th century, and such finely wrought Renaissanc...

Legend has it that hanging a Bird of Happiness in one’s home will bring health and happiness. Artist Nadezhda Sokolova has taken inspiration from ...

Legend has it that hanging a Bird of Happiness in one’s home will bring health and happiness. Artist Nadezhda Sokolova has taken inspiration from ...

The eternal appeal of a classic floral design is captured in the work of Irish illustrator William Kilburn (1745–1818). With winding twigs and col...

Ancient spiritual practices meet modern digital art in this kaleidoscopic jigsaw puzzle featuring the work of Android Jones. Humming Dragon asks t...

Showcasing silk dyed with beni (the pigment extracted from safflower petals) and lacquered in gold, this kimono design dates to the Edo period (16...

This striking Art Deco design comes from the celebrated British bookbinder Sybil Pye. It was crafted to hold a collection of William Wordsworth’s ...

Marie Skłodowska Curie (1867–1934) was a Polish and naturalized French scientist known for her research on radioactivity. Seemingly contradicting ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) is considered one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance. The handwritten letter reproduced here demonstrat...

This Windrush pattern comes from a pencil and watercolour sketch that William Morris worked on in 1881–1883. Designed for block-printed cotton, Wi...

We have gone back to our publishing roots with this Pacific Blue cover, celebrating what it is about Renaissance-style gold tooled bindings that w...

During the Tang Dynasty (618–907), the Emperor Taizong founded an opera school called Liyuan (Pear Garden). Chinese opera reached its pinnacle und...

Azulejos are painted, decorative ceramic tiles that date back to 13th-century Portugal. The design on the tiles often related to the building’s hi...

The Cockerell and Son Bindery is celebrated for their unique style of paper marbling, developed by Sandy Cockerell. He took the tradition of handm...

Legend has it that hanging a Bird of Happiness in one’s home will bring health and happiness. Artist Nadezhda Sokolova has taken inspiration from ...