Jeweled bindings, which use metalwork, jewels, ivory, and rich fabrics to decorate a book, date back at least to the Middle Ages, but the form was revived around the turn of the twentieth century by the English binders Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Francis Sangorski and George Sutcliffe met in evening bookbinding… read more
Sangorski and Sutcliffe: The Rolls Royce of Bookbinding
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