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Apr. 14th, 2014
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Apr. 14th, 2014 05:12 pmbookwyrmbound describes binding zir personal copy of The Silmarillion:
"When I re-read the book in preparation for binding it, I was struck by the theme of decay, and so I wanted that to be represented in my binding. I decided to make use of materials that will tarnish over time. The two trees are surface-gilt on the cover–Laurelin, the Gold Tree, in imitation gold leaf and Telperion, the White Tree, in silver leaf. In the time between gilding the trees and finishing the binding, the edges of the silver branches were already darkening.
"Over time, the book will literally enact the destruction of the Two Trees. But the flower in Telperion’s branches and the fruit in Laurelin’s are tooled in palladium and gold, respectively, so they will stay bright. In the book, this last fruit and flower become the Sun and the Moon."
"When I re-read the book in preparation for binding it, I was struck by the theme of decay, and so I wanted that to be represented in my binding. I decided to make use of materials that will tarnish over time. The two trees are surface-gilt on the cover–Laurelin, the Gold Tree, in imitation gold leaf and Telperion, the White Tree, in silver leaf. In the time between gilding the trees and finishing the binding, the edges of the silver branches were already darkening.
"Over time, the book will literally enact the destruction of the Two Trees. But the flower in Telperion’s branches and the fruit in Laurelin’s are tooled in palladium and gold, respectively, so they will stay bright. In the book, this last fruit and flower become the Sun and the Moon."