The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
BOOKKEEPING By A WOMAN
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Miss L. Averin Col. 10 California cir
Who frat started In the work OF binding
books because % MATERIAL love fos boolIs
and . natural gift Of Designing For
eight years abe studied the art In Bsrlin,
Brussels and London. and during the
three yeaFs she spent under Louis Jacohs
In Brynnsels abe made an exhaustive study
az everything pertaining 10 art book
binding. designing. illuminatinG and
dyeing % silks.
After the triumph of obtaining the
hrsa prize in an International exhibition
at Brussels she taught binding In london
and bound bOOhs for connoisseurs such -
the Duke and Duchess ot Westminster.
COUNTESS 0rosvenor and Lord and Lady
BeauchAmp Then she came hack 20
AmsFica. and an idea Of what abe has 40
complained here was given by tho e1hibi-
ton Of her bookbindings held az the book
rooms Of Houghton Mifiin Company In
this CITY
Look. for instance. at the copy Of Omar's
'Ruhaiyaf.- In the dark rich coloring
Of the purple lsvant. the suggestion in
the panel design of inlaid purple grape
and green Leaf and the msrsst hint OF
delicate gilt tracery. the very soul Of the
thing as IL appeared 20 the designer lies
before you.
i cannot comprehend tia material
Interpretation OF the 'Rubaiyat.'- she
says the enjoy TODAY while yet you
may: the meaning seems % much more
subtle 10 me. more spiritual. Notice the
curves in the vine. how IL goes on ana on.
II IN inhnity. Surprise awaits you. For
the nterpreeative spirit nor the careful
workmanship have paused outside. The
purple silk linings are bor1ered by =
leather hand simply decorated with in
laid seif- toned grapes-a hint OF gilt.
"BoOkbinding is more than mere decora-
tion.' she adds 1T il translation.
One must hiring out the individuality
Of each hook. ! have studied q book for
months before attempting to decorate it.
to get the spirit OF hAr mony with the
text: otherwise the thing u incomplete
Sometimes the revelation Ia long in COM
ing and then flashes. Aftsrward I can
work out the detail
She places her hand On q copy 81 Marcus
Aurelius.
see how Anstere he looks she says.
The severe gray-green shades 81 the
levant covers do look susterc. the only
reiief being the name % the philosopher
In gilt In the centre. But opening tho
covers the inner side fairly daxzles with
. blaxs Of briiliancy; the background
dotted aud gilded-by q tedious process
With hand and microscope elaborate
decorations With doublures in Ievant.
intsriaced design and inlAid rod boriery;
the contrast 20 isse almost sombrc exterior
10 striking.
The brilliancy bursts out unexpectedly
from the inside. Smiles Miss Cole. That
was Marcus Aurelius-
II was this piece Of work. it, workman
ship ~ well a. itS interpresative spirit.
that won for Mice Cole the first priSe at
an Internal ional exhibition Of arts and
crafts az Brussels. where over two hundred
qualified bookbinding artists competed.
The delicate grav silk % 'he inner lining
Miss Cole dyed herself to secure tbs
hsrrnOBi Gus tcne: the workmanship in
her own. ~ IN the case with the most 81 her
work acme Of II bsing So=e Under her
direction
Miss Col~ - pevhan~ proudsr 81 the
volume 81 SvdnSv's Love poefns- than
% anything else. for its binding % cream
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10 work With without staining or blemIsh-
\ inR IN some degree.
1T took me Savs TO evolve . prepara-
ton I could use in the inlaying without
staining says she.
But there IL lies-perfect 90 look at
and reminding you Of nothing 10 much
as nm old Flcrentins misaal The atmos-
There of the Elizstes m dsvs Wh~n Sir
/ Philip wrote his -Certaine Sonneta" and
his laws Of Already s~em symbolized in
Ill s..N.
with delicate rose and Rrsa~n on the cream
ha \ ground. and the gliding Inside the
border green dotted and old rose corner~d
sncir-lng the orCam silk Innings ONLY
ntensifies the suggestion Of the spirit
% the DAYS when Arradv was sung
Miss Cole d~plore~ the latterhay popu-
lar tendency 90 take up hookbinding a. a
something aside q fad II should be made
a life work. abe says; an art TO do things
thst will live
Before attempting a design for the
Georgics OF Virgil ~ the year y w. e.
Mas Cole studied over hundreds Of old
Roman architectural plates and chapters
on odd Roman style The terra Gotta
Re~ts dignity. and simply placed in the
centre il the msts lion shaped desi On
inlaid with leaves Of shaded green. The
effect il frightened by the outer mosaic
border inlaid with green andN copper
colors- The inner green silk lining is
bordered with green leather. blind tooled
and inlaid.
IL is interesting to notice a second
Interpretation Of the Georges month
or 40 later In the country az IL were
Green and brown are here combined and
FREQ use ~ gilt in multitudinous dots
pure gold which will get more rich in color
| with years.
The fascinating part Of this work.
says Misc Cole Us that there IL never an
end TO an idsa. II could 20 on ard on and
on from the front to the back. inslce and
out the whole thing held together
Although the covers Of Boccaccioe
| Life Of Dante look compar RI lively
/ simple. they we're almost the most difficult
Of all. Miss Cole says Over sixty tools
were required To perfect the conven-
tional. intricate. interiaced design on the
vine colored levant Of both covers: the
dark rich red and the hold uss Of gilt
make for magnihcsncs. a. do the bold
lines Of the italian Renaissance dsaiRn
II ~ these freehand lines that make The
work dihBcult, maintaining absolute
| purity Of line.
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